Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said he is no longer interested in partisan politics. He made the remark while meeting with leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party who paid a courtesy visit to his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The PDP delegation was led by party chairman Iyorcha Ayu, who applauded Obasanjo’s leadership style.
“I retired 14 years ago, and I remain retired,” Obasanjo said. “And I will remain retired by the Grace of God. But if I retire from partisan politics – if politics is the welfare of people – I must not retire from the welfare and well-being of people, whether in my own community, state, country, anywhere in Africa, and indeed anywhere in the world. And that is why I have the type of responsibility that I now have from the Horn of Africa.
“I will say that your own responsibility (turning to Ayu) is not an easy one either. But it has to be done.
