Ogun PDP plans big party for Obasanjo

The Ogun state chapter of the People Democratic Party on Thursday inaugurated a 17-man committee to organise a reception for former president Olusegun Obasanjo who recently resigned his position as the Chairman of the  Board of  Trustees (BOT) of the party.

The committee, which has Mr Yemi Adefulu as its Chairman, is to submit its report within 90 days.
Mr Dipo Odujinrin, the new state Chairman of the party, said  at the inauguration  in Abeokuta  that the reception  was  deserved  honour for the elder statesman.
He described the programme  as “a welcome-back-home reception for a worthy ambassador of the state.’’
Odujinrin dismissed insinuations that the planned reception was belated, saying nothing meaningful could have been  done due to the crisis that rocked the party in the state.

“A new executive has just been elected to reposition the party after several months of differences that factionalised the party in our state,” he said.
Obasanjo, who voluntarily retired from the  position, said it was to enable him  devote more time to international engagements in order to  attract more investment  to Africa.
Odujinrin said the reception was the least the party could do for the Nigerian hero who had continuously fought for the unity of the country.
The chairman also recalled that it was during Obasanjo’s tenure as BOT Chairman of PDP that the party recorded  overwhelming  victory in the 2007 general elections.
Odujinrin, who went down memory lane to chronicle the achievements of  Obasanjo, said it was a rare privilege to celebrate  living legends. (NAN)