Mr Obasanjo says he will not join the campaign train of Peter Obi despite endorsing the presidential bid of the Labour Party candidate.
, despite his endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate in a new year letter to Nigerians.
But on Thursday he said: “I am not on the campaign train. I have used the benefit of my experience and put things plainly. The former president led the campaign train of his successor, Umar Yar’adua, even when the then-candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party was away from the country for medical attention.
While Mr Obasanjo has repeatedly insisted that he did not seek a third term in office, lawmakers loyal to the president made moves to amend the constitution to allow Mr Obasanjo to seek a third term in office. The move was only stopped because it failed in parliament.
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