Obasanjo Reveals He Is Still a Card-Carrying Member of PDP

Nigeria former President Olusegun Obasanjo  has revealed on Tuesday that he still remains a card-carrying member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The former President had made this remark shortly after inaugurating some projects of the Rivers State Government in various parts of the state, and also reacted to claims that his visit to Rivers State demonstrated his endorsement of the All Progressives Congress.

Amaechi was among the governors elected on the platform of the PDP that recently defected to the APC.

The former President said he had always been confronted with the question of whether he was still a member of the PDP.

He said, “I say and I repeat. I was in London, the same question was asked. I am a card-carrying member of the PDP. How else do you speak English?”

Obasanjo, who inaugurated some projects executed by the Governor Rotimi Amaechi administration, decried the controversy surrounding the ongoing monorail project in the state.

The ex-President pointed out that those criticising the monorail project would appreciate it at its completion, adding that Rivers State had the capacity to operate the project with the generation of 700 megawatts of electricity.

Obasanjo said, “If any good thing  you are doing has no opposition, then try and take a second look at it. The Eiffel Tower, which is the landmark and a reference point for the French today; when it was being built, some people said the man who built it should be killed.

“It means all good things must have some opposition and that is why I told the governor yesterday (Monday) that to thyself (yourself) and to thy (your) God be true. Many people will not know what it is or how it is, but when they come to know, they will say well done.

“I saw it. I must confess my ignorance, I didn’t know that it was something of that extent. When I saw it, I said the only state that can do that now with the deficit of power that we have is Rivers because the state generates well over 700 megawatts of electricity and it can dedicate 20 or 25 megawatts to that monorail.”

On whether he wants the PDP to retain the Presidency in 2015, Obasanjo said, “It is not a question for now.”