Nigeria's main opposition political party; the All Progressives Congress (APC) has argued that the quitting of former president Olusegun Obasanjo from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), indicated an end of the party’s influence in the Nigerian political landscape.
The opposition political party in a statement issued in Akure by the Ondo State publicity secretary of the party, Omo’ba Adesanya, maintained that Obasanjo’s action was symbolic of the freedom from the PDP that Nigerians had been craving for.
The statement reads, "To those who are poised to effect positive change in the Nigerian polity, it marks an end to impunity,unemployment, infringement on human rights, insecurity, corruption and economic backwardness and sabotage.
"To those who are opposed to this positive change, they see it as a mere display of frustration from this erstwhile leader. Whether it is a positive action or otherwise, time will definitely tell."
Besides, the APC suggested that by the former president's action, the ruling party had been torn into shreds and as a result marking its end in the country.
According to the APC, "It was the ex-President who helped in making President Goodluck Jonathan the Vice President under the late President Yar’Adua, from where Jonathan later emerged as President.
"Jonathan’s treatment of Obasanjo was akin to the President biting the finger that fed him and that his refusal to heed pertinent counsels had led the country into serious economic and security problems."
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