Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has told the Peoples Democratic Party that for it to bounce back, it must purge itself of hypocrites and bad eggs.
Obasanjo said this on Sunday when he received PDP leaders from South the West, led by the party’s National Vice Chairman (South West), Dr. Eddy Olafeso, at residence inside Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
He said many leaders of the party are after their pockets and stomach, arguing that the bad eggs lacked commitment to return the party to its lost glory.
He said Nigeria demands a vibrant voice and opposition in PDP with a view to building a virile democracy.
He said: “I knew PDP would lose election in 2015 because it was clear.
“And I knew PDP will need to be rebuilt after losing the election.
“You need what I call critical mass of committed people, and come rain, come shine they are committed.
“With that, you can make Nigeria better.
“You see people’s faces beautiful but you don’t know what each person harbours inside of him.
“If you discover a bad egg, remove such a person.
“And if such person has learnt his or her lessons, there can still be room to accommodate the person.
“Politically speaking, you can’t be my friend if you don’t buy into the Nigeria project.
“For me, till death, I will continue to push for a better Nigeria.
“I said if you compare the two of them (referring to Atiku Abubakar and President Muhammadu Buhari) with what I know and all I have written about the incumbent, which they have decided to cover up, Atiku is better than the incumbent by far.
“That’s the point I am making.
“And nobody is perfect.
“I am not a perfect person.
“I have my shortcomings.
“If I deny my shortcomings, it means I am not being truthful to myself.
“But my shortcomings has nothing to do with my love for Nigeria.
“It has nothing to do with being greedy or selfishness.”
Olafeso had earlier described Obasanjo as loyal, upright and committed leader who is “ready to speak the truth to the power” not minding whose ox is gored.
He said the visit was to celebrate Obasanjo on his 82nd birthday, which he marked recently.
