Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for a strong opposition party in the country if Nigeria’s democracy must be strong, dynamic and cherished, Channels Television reports.
Obasanjo made the call after he held a closed door meeting with a factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff on Saturday.
The former President described the PDP as “a party whose soul has been taken away and a party in comatose”.
Speaking to journalists at his hilltop residence after the meeting, Obasanjo reiterated that he was no longer involved in partisan politics.
On his part, Senator Sheriff eulogised the leadership of the former President.
He said his visit was part of the ongoing consultation aimed at finding lasting solutions to the leadership crisis in the PDP.
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