2015 Elections: OBJ Will Work For PDP Victory - Mu'azu

The National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu has said former President Olusegun Obasanjo will work with for the victory of the party in 2015 elections.
According to Mu’azu, inspite of Obasanjo’s attack on President Goodluck Jonathan, he will work diligently for the party to win.

This was disclosed in statement yesterday by his Press Secretaty, Chief Tony Amadi, Vanguard reports.

Obasanjo has on several occasions criticised Jonathan’s administration. He recently accused President Jonathan of squandering $25billion crude oil savingshis administration left behind.
Mu’azu said the PDP will surprise the All Progressives Congress, APC by winning the elections in the South West in the elections which is scheduled for February.
He added that they will not only defeat the APC Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, but also all the APC Governorship candidates in Oyo, Ogun, Kwara and Lagos States. He disclosed that the PDP will not play second fiddle to the APC in the South West during the general election and all those who have such assumption will be shocked.

Obasanjo had earlier disclosed that he had no intention of sacrificing his life for any political partybut will rather sacrifice his life for the interest of Nigeria.
He explained that he is a card carrying member of the party because he became President of Nigeria on the platform of the PDP.
Meanwhile, former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Rowland Owie, said Obasanjo is at war with the administration of Jonathanbecause he refused to be his errand boy.

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