Former Minister of Agriculture and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Jonah Madugu, has described the visit of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders to former President Olusegun Obasanjo as mere window shopping, saying that the visit has no psychological effect on the PDP.
Speaking with journalist in Jos, Dr Madugu said the visit clearly depicted that most politicians in the opposition party had no principle and conscience, adding that those who visited former President Obasanjo were his antagonists who derided him both within and outside the government.
“They perceived the former president’s letter to President Goodluck Jonathan as an opportunity to woo Obasanjo to their side and he is fallen prey. The question is at what time did Obsanjo become their lackey. As far as we are concerned in the PDP, they are simply on window shopping looking for opportunity.”
Speaking with journalist in Jos, Dr Madugu said the visit clearly depicted that most politicians in the opposition party had no principle and conscience, adding that those who visited former President Obasanjo were his antagonists who derided him both within and outside the government.
“They perceived the former president’s letter to President Goodluck Jonathan as an opportunity to woo Obasanjo to their side and he is fallen prey. The question is at what time did Obsanjo become their lackey. As far as we are concerned in the PDP, they are simply on window shopping looking for opportunity.”
According to him, the body language of former President Obasanjo in the past two years coupled with his visit to Jigawa State and his recent letter to President Jonathan were pointers to the fact that he wanted to create confusion to pave the way for the Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, in 2015.
He said, “We don’t understand his style of leadership, he brought in the incumbent president and on the other side he is trying to create opportunity for Governor Sule Lamido. A faithful party member cannot behave like that, if there is any misunderstanding between him and the president, he should have gone to him and treat the matter as a family issue.
“The letter he wrote is not in his best interest as a leader. If it was during his tenure that a past leader wrote him such a letter, he would not have accommodated it, he would have gone after that fellow. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.”
“As an individual the former President Obasanjo has lost his focus but PDP has not. We therefore advise him as a statesman we respect a lot to retrace his steps of else we will forget him”
Dr. Madugu said the ruling party PDP is not disturbed by the visit and other moves of the APC as being portray by some people adding that People’s Democratic Party is till at the vantage position to win election comes 2015.
He said, “We don’t understand his style of leadership, he brought in the incumbent president and on the other side he is trying to create opportunity for Governor Sule Lamido. A faithful party member cannot behave like that, if there is any misunderstanding between him and the president, he should have gone to him and treat the matter as a family issue.
“The letter he wrote is not in his best interest as a leader. If it was during his tenure that a past leader wrote him such a letter, he would not have accommodated it, he would have gone after that fellow. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.”
“As an individual the former President Obasanjo has lost his focus but PDP has not. We therefore advise him as a statesman we respect a lot to retrace his steps of else we will forget him”
Dr. Madugu said the ruling party PDP is not disturbed by the visit and other moves of the APC as being portray by some people adding that People’s Democratic Party is till at the vantage position to win election comes 2015.
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