President Olusegun Obasanjo is not
commending or condemning any candidate standing in the forthcoming elections in
Nigeria, contrary to insinuations from certain quarters, says his age-long
ally, Otunba Oyewole Fashawe.
Rather, the elder statesman is
believed to be working tirelessly behind the scene to ensure a secure and
rancour-free atmosphere for free and fair elections devoid of blood-letting and
wanton destruction of lives and property.
Speaking from Abeokuta in Ogun State
on Monday, Fashawe who is the Asiwaju of Owo in Ondo State, disclosed that he
was unequivocally talking on behalf of the former president whom he said “sees
the current gladiators in all the parties as his political children and
associates; hence he would not endorse one over the other no matter the amount
of pressure from any quarter.”
In the words of Otunba Fashawe:
“Baba has not endorsed anyone and
has not condemned anyone. A statesman of his stature and pedigree can only pray
and work towards peace and progress in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.
Those trying to exploit his friendliness to gain political advantage over other
contenders are being unfair and doing so without Obasanjo’s approval.”
Of recent, stalwarts and chieftains
of both the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the opposition All Progressives
Congress, APC, have at different times visited the Otta-Abeokuta home of
Obasanjo, to woo him and solicit his support for electoral success at the polls
in 2015.
Meanwhile, press reports of the said
closed-door political homage-paying last week have been divergent, varied and
at best in the realms of speculation.
Hence the clarification from Otunba
Fashawe, who was among the first league of well-wishers to welcome Chief
Obasanjo back to the country on Sunday, from his recent trip abroad.
Signed: Otunba Oyewole Fashawe
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