Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to purge itself of “bad eggs and hypocrites”, who, according to him, lacked commitment to return the political group to its lost glory.
The Egba high chief spoke when he received the party leaders from South West, led by the National Vice Chairman in the zone, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Alleging that that many of the PDP chieftains were after “their pockets and stomachs”, he wondered why some top echelon had left the party while others lost hope shortly after the announcement of the 2019 presidential results.
According to him, Nigeria demands a vibrant voice and opposition in the party with a view to building a virile democracy. Read more