More than seven Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) governors yesterday morning arrived the Abeokuta, Ogun State, hilltop
residence of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to persuade him to work
for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s
presidential election.
Two of the governors, Liyel Imoke of
Cross River State and Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, arrived
Obasanjo’s residence at 12.55 p.m. and swiftly moved into the house
w…ithout any banters with journalists who were there.
The identity of some of the governors could not be confirmed as the registration numbers of their cars were covered.
A close aide of Obasanjo confirmed
that all the governors were from the PDP and that they came to persuade
Obasanjo not to abandon the party at this crucial moment when his
support is highly needed.
The aide also confirmed that Obasanjo
was aware of their coming as he had earlier held a meeting with some of
his associates on the visit of the PDP governors.
“Throughout last night Baba Obasanjo met
with us to discuss the visit by the PDP governors and the position to
take. Baba pointedly told us that he remains a staunch member of PDP and
that he was not fighting anybody but cannot accept an indicted fellow
to be his leader,”
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