2023: I Am Not Floating Any New Political Party – Obasanjo

By Ayodele Oni

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday reacted to social media report that he was planning to form a new political party, ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The former Nigerian leader, in a statement, reinstated his earlier position that he was done with politics and has no intention to form a new political party.

This was contained in a statement, titled, ‘Obasanjo Not Forming Political Party,’ signed by his Special Assistant on Media Affairs,  Mr Kehinde Akinyemi.

The statement explained that President Obasanjo, who is currently in Kabul, Afghanistan, as a guest of President Ashraf Ghani, has declared that the report was false, maintaining that there was “no plan to float a new political party now or in near future.

“In my part of the world, when you say goodnight in a place, you do not go back there and say good evening.

“The one who reported that may need to visit Yaba Left. And those who believe it can believe that their mothers are men.

“I’m done with partisan politics, but by my position in Nigeria and Africa and without being immodest and indeed in the world, my door must be opened and it is open to any individual or group of individuals who want to seek my opinion, view or advice on any issue or matter and I will respond to the best of my ability, without being part of that individual or group.”

The report had it that two ex-Governors have been recruiting prominent politicians into a new political party, being sponsored by Chief Obasanjo.