The Campaign Organisation of President Goodluck Jonathan has described the endorsement of the Presidential candidate of the rival All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as unfortunate.

It nevertheless said that the former President should know that he has only one vote.

The campaign organisation was reacting to the endorsement of Buhari by the former chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ruling party in Kenya on Tuesday.

Speaking on Buhari, Obasanjo said the former Head of State was aware of the challenges of Nigeria and was qualified to rule the country again.

He said that he had confidence that Buhari would be able to tackle corruption and insecurity effectively if elected

The open endorsement of Buhari by Obasanjo was at the detriment of Jonathan, and the ruling party and Presidency was said to have been jolted by this action.

Though the former President has never hidden his disdain for President Jonathan because of his alleged ineffective leadership, it was gathered that the Presidency was of the opinion that Obasanjo would not openly speak on the issue.

However, the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, said in Abuja on Wednesday that Obasanjo was entitled to his opinion.

He said, “I have to confess to you, I have not read what President Obasanjo said. I have just been told and I haven’t read the text.

“As far as I am concerned, President Obasanjo is entitled to his opinion, he is a respected member of our society, and we have immense respect for him. This election is about one man, one vote and we should restrict our choices and decisions to ourselves.

“I believe it will be a very sad day indeed, if going by what we all know about Gen. Buhari and what Gen. Obasanjo knows about Gen. Buhari that he will still go out of his way to endorse him for anything; I will be very surprised.

“But we will meet them all at the polls, we would meet in the field and by the grace of God, at the end of it all those that have endorsed Buhari, of course they know that President Goodluck Jonathan has come of age and Nigerians will make their choice and we shall win.”

On the laying of siege to the residence of a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, by soldiers, Fani-Kayode said it was not true.

He alleged that the APC and the former governor were lying about the issue, adding that as of the time he said photographs were taken in front of the residence, there were no soldiers there.

Rather, he said that a detachment of policemen were there at the expense of the state government and that the policemen were stationed there to provide security for the former governor.

He said, “It is a perilous lie. This party and government will never do that. Why would the government do that?

“How would that profit the government and the party? It is a sorry time for the members of the opposition for claiming this. I think Asiwaju Tinubu should provide the evidence of the soldiers’ presence with photographs.”

http://naijaroof.com/2015/02/12/jonathans-camp…dorsing-buhari/

Only those clowns taking what belongs to all Nigerians and keeping it to themselves and their cronies will ask that Jonathan remains.
Nigerians are tired of Jonathan's inept government.
FFK & Stella Odua should be ready to account for their stolen loots during their times as Ministers of Aviation soon as GEJ is sent packing come March4Buhari and May 29, 2015.

Sai. Buhari!

“As far as I am concerned, President Obasanjo is entitled to his opinion, he is a respected member of our society, and we have immense respect for him. This election is about one man, one vote and we should restrict our choices and decisions to ourselves.

You must be either naive or leaving in denial. When you went around begging for endorsement, did it occur to you that those endorsing your principal are merely expressing their opinion and that they have one vote?

Why should I even bother dignifying this buffoon with a response.

Get used to it. A New Order is upon us. The King Maker has turned his back on the king - Game Over!

#March4Buhari

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pacesetter939:
Only those clowns taking what belongs to all Nigerians and keeping it to themselves and their cronies will ask that Jonathan remains.
Nigerians are tired of Jonathan's inept government.
FFK & Stella Odua should be ready to account for their stolen loots during their times as Ministers of Aviation soon as GEJ is sent packing come March4Buhari and May 29, 2015.

Sai. Buhari!

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na only you tire

Why wuna blood dey hot? I thought he's a Motorpark tout?? Clueless mofos

kodded:
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na only you tire

I may not spoken for every Nigerian but I speak for majority that has mostly felt the clueless govt of a man who can't call his illiterate 'domestic appendage' (in the words of Prof. Wole Soyinka) to order in other for her not to keep bring comprehensive embarrassment to Nigeria in her few weeks of vacating the Villa.

dis obj self does he have 1 million PVC?

Pls leave obj, with such people out of PDP, d party will b getting more determine to deliver dividend of democracy to d people!
He laid d foundation for corruption in Nigeria
As far politics is concern he is seeking to b relevant again because he doesn't even control his state!
Lastly he has only one vote and i know he may want to rig to favour d APC but he will b well watch to avoid dat

FFK is a USELESS MAN deceiving Pappy Joe.OBASANJO don PORT to APC.Una fit drink HYPO to quench una Tasty

KICK HIM OUT OFF PDP, HE'S LIKE A MOTOR PARK TOUT, A CRIMINAL

My guys he is entitled to one vote truly said but he is also entitled to his own opinion. Come to think of it why were some PDP governors begging him some months back or why did Mr. Jona organise a whoe search party for him when he (Mr. Jona) went to ogun to campaign and was suppose to have a meeting with him and OBJ went awol
Bottom line the man is too important to be disregarded

This is a very decent response by Chief Fani-Kayode. I think this is a completely matured response.This is politics; there's no permanent friends only permanent interests.

ffk u try i get ur point is not to let to jump ship follow your master obj

lilbabyak:
My guys he is entitled to one vote truly said but he is also entitled to his own opinion. Come to think of it why were some PDP governors begging him some months back or why did Mr. Jona organise a whoe search party for him when he (Mr. Jona) went to ogun to campaign and was suppose to have a meeting with him and OBJ went awol
Bottom line the man is too important to be disregarded

gone are those days when every important and crucial matters are taken to ota for baba consideration. Power has shifted back to aso rock where it is supposed to be ,if baba finds that very hard and difficult to live with then he can die ,we don't care. The 8years he spent in government was a total failure and disaster for the south west,no major road construction ,even the road leading to his ota farm was not done for those 8years ,is he the one that will now be endorsing candidates? He endorsed a sick man as president who died 2 years into his tenure,he endorsed criminals as state governors when he was president,he endorsed gej who u guys are now complaining about and yet he wants to endorse somebody again! Let him endorse his chicken for christmas and leave nigerians alone . He is good riddiance to bad rubbish

Controversial baba who has suddenly become a saint after leaving office!!!

I pity gullible Nigerians who take OBJ serious.
mcheeew

GEJ til 2019

So when they kept sending emissaries to kneel and prostrate before Baba, begging him to support their candidate he had a million votes I guess. Now he happens to "have only one vote".

Mumu people.

omenka:
So when they kept sending emissaries to kneel and prostrate before Baba, begging him to support their candidate he had a million votes I guess. Now he happens to "have only one vote".

Mumu people.

so goodluck that removed all obj boys from pdp exco and all other post and refused to remove kashamu as a south west party leader against obj instructions and made obj redundant in ogun state pdp and national pdp told you he is the one that sent people to obj, abi? Well done,keep deceiving urself.obj case is a small one ,he knows what is coming and that is why he is already running to apc for cover and protection . When it is time ,his case will be dealt with accordingly.

He only has one vote but he can influence millions. Una never see anything. If to say OBJ endorsed GEJ now, they no go talk say he only has one vote: na skelewu dem go dey dance

People like OBJ are th problem of this great country

Faibuhari:
People like OBJ are th problem of this great country

he is no longer nigeria problem. He is a problem to his family and chickens. Nigeria has gone beyond obj and his likes. Nigeria is bigger than obj . He can't dictate the rhythm for 160million nigerians anymore and this is one fact and reality he is finding difficult to live with.