Embattled Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, has urged former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, not to leave the party.
Tukur, replying a letter written to him by the ex-Nigerian leader, said that the zonal leader of the PDP, Buruji Kashamu, was not imposed on the region by the party, but rather the court.
“We complied with the court orders because of our belief in the rule of law and to avoid consequences of disobeying such orders,” Tukur said in his reply.
The party boss begged Obasanjo not to leave the party at this time because his experiences in politics is needed by the PDP at this time, especially when Ekiti and Osun States will be holding gubernatorial elections in 2014.
Tukur further explained that, “Buruji Kasamu came to limelight in politics as a result of the role he played in the politics of Ogun State where both of you come from. He later became a rallying point in the South-West following the courts’ orders in the series of cases brought about as a result of disagreements among leaders of the party in the South-West, and Ogun State in particular.
“In my opinion, Buruji became a rallying point because of the absence of a zonal executive in the South-West. This vacuum in the South-West has made him the person to whom many members in all the chapters of the party in the zone approach for one form of assistance or the order.”
Appreciating the Obasanjo’s letter, Tukur wrote that, “I thank you for your gesture and I pray that we shall all continue to dialogue and partner to move our party forward.”
