Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that nobody can threaten him over his choice of a presidential candidate.
The former President said this, amid speculations that he is backing Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP)
Obasanjo, at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo National Secretariat in Enugu State said that he has shed blood and gone to prison; hence nobody could threaten him about his choice of a presidential candidate.
Obasanjo had visited the Secretariat in the company of Afenifere’s leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo and Obi.
They visited the Secretariat to pay condolence over the death of First Republic Aviation Minister, Mbazulike Amaechi.
The ex-President said, “I have shed my blood for this country, have gone to prison for this country.
“So, what are you going to frighten or threaten me with? The only thing that my senior brother (Adebanjo) hasn’t done is that he hasn’t shed his blood but he has gone to prison but we will leave that aside.”
“Nigeria’s problem is more national than ethnic,”he
The former president lamented that Nigeria was yet to have a leader with the right type of character and Nigeria’s problem is more National than ethical.
“The problem we have in our hands in Nigeria is not ethnic. It is national. And for me, the most important thing in a leader is character.
“If I put my hand on someone, it means that comparing with the other, I see that there is a merit that will be of benefit to Nigeria,” he said