Chief Kashamu Buruji has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo is
\nsuffering from his loss of political relevance in the south west.<\/p>\n
In a response letter to the former President’s letter withdrawing from the
\nPeoples Democratic Party, PDP, he acussed Obasanjo of engaging in \u2018wicked
\ncampaign of calumny and blackmail is his perceived loss of political
\nrelevance in Ogun State and the South West\u2019.<\/p>\n
Former President Obasanjo had withdrawn from the PDP saying he cannot be
\nled by Buruji, an alleged fugitive from the United State.<\/p>\n
Buruji said \u201che called me \u201ca wanted habitual criminal\u2026for whom extradition
\nhas been requested by the US Government\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Ordinarily, I would not have responded to his latest cocktail of lies
\nhaving sufficiently addressed the same issue in my response to his letter
\nto the President only a few weeks ago. However, since he has shown that he
\nis too embittered to be assuaged by that response, I am constrained to do
\nanother.
\n\u201cFirst, it is now clear to all and sundry that why I have become the
\ntarget of Obasanjo\u2019s wicked campaign of calumny and blackmail is his
\nperceived loss of political relevance in Ogun State and the South West.
\n\u201cIn his 18-page satanic letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, I was the
\nother person \u2013 indeed the only one (after the President) \u2013 that he singled
\nout for his venomous attack. But if the truth be told, I am not the
\narchitect of whatever political woes that he is suffering today. Like
\nDavid, I am just a tool in the hands of the almighty Allah Subhana wa
\ntala. I am too small to confront a Goliath like him but for the almighty
\nAllah who is the supporter of the suppressed and oppressed.
\n\u201cIn his usual hypocritical manner, he talked about not being able to work
\nwith me because of his principles and decency. But the questions Nigerians
\nshould ask him are: where were these principles when he used me to fight
\nGbenga Daniel? Where was his self-righteousness when I took the party
\nstructure from Daniel and handed it to Obasanjo? Where was his decency
\nwhen he brought Gen. Adetunji Olurin to me and asked that I should roll my
\nstructure behind his governorship ambition? Where was his morality when he
\nintroduced me to South West PDP leaders like Engr. Segun Oni, Navy Capt.
\nCaleb Olubolade (rtd) and a host of others?
\n\u201cWhere was his discipline when he hosted me severally in his Hilltop
\nmansion, taking me into his bedroom and innermost recesses? Where was his
\ndecency when he accepted donations from me to his church and other
\nconcerns? Where was his gumption when he mounted the rostrum to sing my
\npraises, praying for me as he did in May 2010 during a reception for the
\nformer Minister of Commerce and Industry, Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye? I
\ncan go on and on!
\n\u201cLet me state from the outset that contrary to Obasanjo\u2019s claim, I am not
\nthe leader of the party in the South West. I am just one of the party\u2019s
\nfoot soldiers in the zone and it is in that capacity that I am made the
\nchairman of the Organisation and Mobilisation Committee for the party in
\nthe zone. It is indeed preposterous for anyone to call me the leader of
\nthe party in a zone that parades political juggernauts like Chief Olabode
\nGeorge, Alhaji Shuaibu Oyedokun, Senator Lekan Balogun, Senator Iyiola
\nOmisore, Senator Teslim Folarin, Alhaji Yekeen Adeojo, Senator Clement
\nAwoyelu, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, Senator Bode Olajumoke and a host of others.
\nAll these leaders know me and can attest to the fact that I defer to them
\neven when we disagree a times.
\n\u201cNow, on the issue of my so-called indictment in the United States, I wish
\nto state for the umpteenth time that there is NO request for my
\nextradition for any offence whatsoever. I recall that in my earlier
\nresponse to him, I have challenged him to produce the request for
\nextradition, if there is any. Indeed, contrary to his lies that I am
\nwanted in the United States for some offences, the purported and
\nover-flogged case is that of mistaken identity, for which I had been tried
\nand discharged after my innocence was established by the British courts. I
\nam already in court in the US asking that the earlier accusation (NOT
\nCONVICTION) against me be quashed. That process is ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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