Ogun PDP Expels Obasanjo

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced
the expulsion of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo from the party.

The PDP's announcement came few hours after the former President
dramatically announced his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party.

Earlier on Monday, the Owu Chief asked that his PDP membership ID card
be torn by the Chairman of his ward 11 Ita-Eko, Sumonu Oladunjoye.

Following the unusual request, Obasanjo's PDP membership card was torn
into pieces in the presence of party members and the media.

Speaking to journalists in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Chief
Olusegun Obasanjo further maintained that he wasn't prepared to join
another political party, as he wishes to remain an elder statesman.

Obasanjo, in recent times, has been vocal about his displeasure with
happenings in the country.

He has openly criticized the Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck
Jonathan, over several issues ranging from the Federal Government's
handling of the security situation in the country, the 2015 elections
and other party matters.

Obasanjo further accused the President of forcing the elections
postponement on the INEC, a situation he said was designed to make him
win by all means possible and if not create chaos and confusion in the
country.

The former president, who was the nation's military leader from 13
February 1976 to 1 October 1979 and a democratically elected President
from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007, further expressed pessimism on the
possibilities of achieving success in the ongoing fight against Boko
Haram by the Nigerian military and other allied forces.
--ChannelsTV