I Didn’t Tear My PDP Membership Card –Obasanjo – Part 3

Tope:     Given that Nigeria is heading toward elections, what do you have to say in terms of leadership in Nigeria?

Obj:     The good thing about democracy which we are trying to practise in our country is that the people have a choice; people have a choice of making the incumbent to bring about a change; change of policy, change of direction or in the alternative, the people bring about a change; change of regime, change of personality.

And I believe that our election when it comes less than two weeks from now, will bring about a change; either change of policy or change of direction or change of regime or change of personality.

Tope:     The Independent National Electoral Commission said the commission had recorded over 80 per cent in the collection of the Permanent Voter Cards. What is your own assessment of INEC’s preparedness for the elections?

Obj:     I don’t want to comment on the elections because I have said enough. We have had the postponement of the election and I just hope and pray that we will not have excuse for elections not to take place on March 28.

And after that if we are able to stay through and we have free, fair, uninterrupted, transparent, credible elections, whatever may be the result, I believe it will augur well for the country. Other than that I don’t want to say much on the election.

Tope:     In your home state, Ogun, the collection rate of PVCs is very poor. Are you concerned about that considering the speculation that PVC collection is being politicised in the state?

Obj:     I don’t know what is being politicised with the PVCs. I have collected my own PVC. Some people came to me and complained about PVC. I wrote to the INEC chairman and he wrote back to me to say that he had got my letter and was doing something about it.

And some of those who complained then told me that they have been able to collect their PVCs; not everybody but I believe that if 100 per cent of people who have registered get their PVCs, not 100 per cent of them will vote. What is important in any election is to ensure that nobody is disenfranchised and those who want to vote are able to vote freely, undisturbed and uninterrupted. And the result is not interfered with in any way.

Tope:     Is your public disapproval of President Goodluck Jonathan on corruption, insecurity and other issues reflective of who you are going to vote for in the elections?

Obj:     I will decide who I will vote for when the time comes for me to vote.

Tope:     But you have publicly endorsed the APC presidential candidate, Major General Muhammadu Buhari?

Obj:     When the time comes for me to endorse anybody, I will say I endorse. But what people are putting into my mouth for now, I will spit it out.

Tope:     You publicly tore your Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) membership card…

Obj:     I didn’t tear my PDP membership card; somebody else tore it because I said to him, “Here is the card, do whatever you like with it. If you like keep it; if you like tear it, if you like burn it. Here it is because they say it is giving them concern and they don’t know what is happening.”

I did that to prove to them what is happening.

Tope:     What is your current status in the political party?

Obj:     At this moment, I don’t possess the card of any political party

Concluded

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