{"id":83198,"date":"2021-07-05T17:54:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T16:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=83198"},"modified":"2021-07-05T19:08:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T18:08:41","slug":"obasanjo-denies-plan-to-float-new-political-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/obasanjo-denies-plan-to-float-new-political-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Obasanjo denies plan to float new political party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has denied media reports alleging that he was ready to form a new political party.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media Affairs, Kehinde Akinyemi, the former President, who is in Kabul, Afghanistan, as a guest of President Ashraf Ghani, said the report was false.<\/p>\n<p>He maintained that there was no plan to float a new political party now or in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>The former President stated that the fabricated story \u201chardly comes as a surprise\u201d because he had, for some time now, observed with bewilderment the efforts by some people to drag him into their political games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my part of the world, when you say goodnight in a place, you do not go back there and say good evening. The one who reported that may need to visit Yaba Left. And those who believe it can believe that their mothers are men.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m done with partisan politics but by my position in Nigeria and in Africa and without being immodest and indeed in the world my door must be opened and it is open to any individual or group of individuals who want to seek my opinion, view or advice on any issue or matter and I will respond to the best of my ability, without being part of that individual or group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former President said his political party today was the party of Nigerians facing insecurity, unemployment, hunger, poverty, and various other challenging issues.<\/p>\n<p>He stated: \u201cIt is the party of Nigeria which must be saved, kept wholesomely united in peace, security, equity, development and progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He asked those who wanted to use the back door to force Chief Obasanjo to return to partisan politics to respect his choice to remain a non-partisan statesman.<\/p>\n<p>He said that he would continue to perform his role as a statesman focused on providing counsel, support, or solutions wherever possible in Nigeria, Africa and indeed the world.Obasanjo denies plan to float new political party<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has denied media reports alleging that he was ready to form a new political party.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media Affairs, Kehinde Akinyemi, the former President, who is in Kabul, Afghanistan, as a guest of President Ashraf Ghani, said the report was false.<\/p>\n<p>He maintained that there was no plan to float a new political party now or in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>The former President stated that the fabricated story \u201chardly comes as a surprise\u201d because he had, for some time now, observed with bewilderment the efforts by some people to drag him into their political games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my part of the world, when you say goodnight in a place, you do not go back there and say good evening. The one who reported that may need to visit Yaba Left. And those who believe it can believe that their mothers are men.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m done with partisan politics but by my position in Nigeria and in Africa and without being immodest and indeed in the world my door must be opened and it is open to any individual or group of individuals who want to seek my opinion, view or advice on any issue or matter and I will respond to the best of my ability, without being part of that individual or group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former President said his political party today was the party of Nigerians facing insecurity, unemployment, hunger, poverty, and various other challenging issues.<\/p>\n<p>He stated: \u201cIt is the party of Nigeria which must be saved, kept wholesomely united in peace, security, equity, development and progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He asked those who wanted to use the back door to force Chief Obasanjo to return to partisan politics to respect his choice to remain a non-partisan statesman.<\/p>\n<p>He said that he would continue to perform his role as a statesman focused on providing counsel, support, or solutions wherever possible in Nigeria, Africa and indeed the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has denied media reports alleging that he was ready to form a new political party. 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