Obasanjo can never join APC — PDP‏

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Lagos State
chapter has rubbished the recent visit of the
leadership of the All Progressives Congress to
past Heads of State and PDP leaders.
The party said the trips were only meant to give
the opposition party false confidence ahead of
the 2015 election.
The PDP said despite APC’s visits, it would not
secure the support of former President, Olusegun
Obasanjo, and other past Heads of State,
especially those who are members of the PDP.
The Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, Mr.
Taofik Gani, told newsmen that the APC leaders
had visited some prominent Nigerians, mainly to
embarrass PDP and excite themselves.
He said, “It has become really comical. It has
become known that they are taking the Nigerian
polity for granted. The APC’s visit to past Heads
of State and PDP leaders were mere attempts at
embarrassing PDP.
“There is no way APC can get former President,
Olusegun Obasanjo to be part of them.
Interestingly, Obasanjo told them ‘I can never be
part of you.’ They just want to excite themselves
and give themselves pseudo-confidence.”
Gani, however faulted
the report that about
1000 of its members
defected to APC,
saying it was mere
propaganda. He,
however, admitted
that one person
defected.
He said, “That story is
just hype. The fact is
that the man that
reportedly defected
was never a card-
carrying member of
the PDP. He wanted
to contest the local
government election.
He didn’t get the kind
of support he wanted
from the PDP leaders
in the Ikosi-Ejirin Local
Council Development
Area. He came to us
and we felt that such
a person should be
allowed, considering
the fact that we
didn’t prepare for
election in 57 local
councils; and we
needed people to
participate, so we
gave it to him. It is
not a surprise that he
decamped.
“What is surprising is
that they said 1000
people decamped
with him. That is a lie.
They should show us
the video. I see it as
propaganda. It was only one person that
decamped, but they are now claiming he
decamped with over 1000 supporters; that is a
bogus lie. It is very insignificant as far as our
fortune in Ikosi-Ejirin is concerned and Epe local
government.”
He added that PDP was not relying on politicians
to triumph in Lagos come 2015, but on the
“already-disenchanted masses of Lagos State,
who would stand at the polling booths and vote
out APC.”