Former Nigeria's president Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday night in three tweets while giving reasons why he decided to tear his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) membership card before the media argued that, "I’d rather sacrifice my political party for the interest of Nigeria than sacrifice my country for a political party led by a drug baron.
"I’d rather tear the PDP membership card than sit down and let Jonathan use PDP and corruption to tear my beloved country apart.
"I have national and international standard to maintain. For this reason I’d rather stand alone than be in the same political party with Kashamu."
Besides, the former president also explained that his membership card that was torn, was
one of the considerations to him in the bid to project Nigeria, with a pointer that there was nothing he could not sacrifice for the interest of the nation.
While also boasting that inspite the destruction
of his party card, he is ever ready to comment on any matter that required his comment or view.
According to Obasanjo, "If there is anything that requires my comment, position or views, I will say it. It is only when you kill me that I will stop doing so."
He also said being patriotic requires the will to sacrifice anything, including his life for the interest of Nigeria but not his life for a political party.
Obasanjo added that, "My first preoccupation is what is best for Nigeria: Nigeria first, party second and anything third."
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