The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, said he visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo to discuss the current happenings in the country.
Secondus was inside the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital meeting with the former President behind closed doors.
At the end of the meeting, which lasted over one hour, Obasanjo and his visitors walked into a conference hall inside the penthouse to speak with journalists.
In his speech, Secondus said he came to Obasanjo as an elder statesman to advise the present government.
Secondus said:
I am here with the members of my team and as well as the PDP executives in Ogun State to tap from the wealth of Baba’s knowledge as a statesman.
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It’s been very difficult lately because Baba is a global personality, resolving issues across the world. In fact, the last place I learnt Baba visited was Afghanistan, despite the situation in that country, he went there and came back alive.
So, my team and I are very grateful and we give glory to God. We have discussed Nigeria. Nigeria first before any other thing. Yes, we belong to a political party, but if we don’t have a country, where do we practice the democracy? We need to have a peaceful country where democracy can thrive and at this point we need Chief Obasanjo to come in with solutions.
We are aware of the insecurity, the poor economy, banditry, kidnapping all over the country; and we can’t continue to watch without reaching out to the elders so that they can come to gather and advise the present government. That is the duty of a statesman.
Obasanjo noted that although the situation of Nigeria is bad, it is not irredeemable.
Those who accompanied Secondus to the meeting include the party’s national secretary, Ibrahim Tsauri; national treasurer, Aribisala Adewale; state chairman, Sikirulahi Ogundele, and his executive members, among others.
