Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday mocked the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, saying the party sank when he and the former chairman of the party, Ahmadu Ali left.
Obasanjo made the mockery during the display of 40 African traditional drums in commemoration of the 40 years of the Festival of Arts and Culture, popularly known as FESTAC 77. The event was also to honour the elderstateman for his 80th birthday by the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta.
Obasanjo boasted that when he was leader of the party as president of Nigeria and Ali was the chairman, PDP controlled 30 states out of the 36 states in the country including Federal capital territory.
Against the backdrop of the unending crisis in the PDP, the former president prayed that the country would not suffer the fate that has befallen PDP.
He recalled that his relationship with Ali started when they both served Yakubu Gowon’s administration as ministers.
Obasanjo said, ” When he(Ahmadu Ali) was the chairman of PDP, we controlled 30 out of the 36 states.
“When Ahmadu Ali and I left, the fortune of PDP sunk, may the fortune of Nigeria never sink.”
And the whole hall thundered ‘Amen.’
Obasanjo is a former chairman, Board of Trustees of the party.
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