According to Obasanjo, “My first pre-occupation is what is best for Nigeria, Nigeria first, party second and any other thing third. Nigeria first, meaning that I’ll not sacrifice anything for the interest of Nigeria and I can sacrifice my own life for the interest of Nigeria; I can’t sacrifice my life for the interest of a party; I’ll sacrifice my life for the interest of Nigeria.”
Obasanjo made this known in Abeokuta while receiving the presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Mr. Martin Onovo, in his residence where the former president claimed that he was still a card carrying member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He said: “If what you are trying to do is in the best interest of Nigeria and Nigerians accepte and vote for you, who am I not to accept you as president of Nigeria, I will.
“Whatever may be the outcome of the election, once the election is free and fair and undisturbed, uninterrupted, then you have to accept the verdict of the people.”
Speaking further, he said: “You can do a lot of things to a lot of people but you don’t have to necessarily be in government to serve your people, you can still do it, the founder of your party was never in any government and yet, he served the people of this country.”
He said: “Let me hasten to wish you every success in you endeavour and also pay tribute, as I have done in my recent book, to the founder of your party, Gani Fawehinmi.” (Thisdaylive)
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