By Baron Ike
The National Working Committee of the People’s Democratic Party was in Ota, Ogun State on Saturday to confer with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
Led by Uche Secondus, the delegation which included former deputy national chairman of the PDP, Olabode George went to confer with Obasanjo on their plan for 2019 election.
Obasanjo was a key member of the party and was in power on the ticket of the PDP for two terms of four years each.
The former President tore his membership card of the party in 2014 when he raised the alarm that the then leadership had derailed from certain written understanding guiding the party.
Obasanjo was larer to announce his intention not to be a card carrying member of any party but that he will function as an elder statesman to ensure good governance is practised in the country.
George told newsmen that they were in Ota to consult Obasanjo on their plan for a leadership that will be the delight of the former President.
The meeting lasted for more than two hours.
George said the meeting was key to good leadership which he thinks Nigerians are not getting today.
On his part, Secondus said Obasanjo is the father of the nation and that his advice was key to the determination of the PDP for a regime change.
Obasanjo did not comment on the outcome of the meeting but he was all smiles.
He has severally told President Muhammadu Buhari not to recontest in 2019 on the basis that his party, the All Progressive Congress has failed Nigerians.
To ensure Buhari does nit return to power in 2019, Obasanjo formed an association which recently adopted the African Democratic Party as its party of sympathy.
The ADC is one of the parties that recently entered into an alliance called Coalition of United People’s Party (CUPP).