The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation reacted to the departure of former President Olusegun Obasanjo from the party, saying while he is free to leave, he does not have to spit in their faces by publicly tearing the party card.

In a statement by Director of Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, the PDPPCO said, “Watching our party membership card being torn up whilst President Obasanjo was standing there and smiling was painful and tragic.

“This is a party which he helped to build and on whose platform he was elected President for eight good years.

“The truth is that President Obasanjo is far better and far bigger than that. Such behavior is provocative and unacceptable.

“He is free to leave the party but does he have to spit in our faces by tearing up our party card in public and before the television cameras?”

The organisation noted that the ex-president’s action indicated that he had left the party for ever.

The statement added, “This knee-jerk reaction is most unlike President Obasanjo and it is very insulting. It is clear that he has burnt all the bridges and that he has left us forever.

“On a personal note, I feel saddened by this but the truth is that many in our party members have heaved a huge sigh of relief. Many of us love President Obasanjo and we shall continue to do so regardless of whether he is in our party or not but tearing up that party card was too much to bear.

“It spoke volumes and it was indicative of the deep hatred and contempt that he has for us and our cause.

“It reminded me of the biblical passage in which King Saul rejected David and then planned to stop him from ascending to the throne by attempting to kill and destroy him.

“Thankfully, the Lord was with David and not only did he deliver him from Saul, but he also crowned him King.”

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/obasanjos-tearing-of-pdp-card-provocative-insulting-fani-kayode/

He should go nd die den

FFK forgot what happened to Jonathan in the bible Jonathan is not David and OBJ is not Saul oooo. Time will tell !!!!

“He is free to leave the party but does he have to spit in our faces by tearing up our party card in public and before the television cameras?”

Mad man

These people are really pained. Baba should have also burned a PDP flag make the tin pepper dem well well.

Yeye people who have destroyed Nigeria

is so unfathomable to me on why FFK keep addressing OBJ as "president obasanjo" instead of tagging the "ex president" title to obj's name..
This is not the 1st, 2nd or 3rd time that FFK is addressing obj as "president obasanjo".

I think his party members should correct his wrong . You are calling Gej president and you are still addressing Obj as president. FFk must really be one confused fella.

OBJ can go to hell for all I care

Obasanjo disgraces PDP and Nairaland APC fanatics are gloating.. Barcanista aired his anti-APC-propaganda view and Nairaland's APC fanatics smell blood

Stop right where you are. Think about how you got here. Take a few steps back.. A few more.. A few more. Now stop. Enjoy being a supporter and stop being a fanatic. It clouds your judgement.

May d. Soul of pdp rest in pieces

Sanchez01:
..not one who believed stealing is corruption..

See one of them here, the people GEJ was talking about in his media chat. The false rumour peddlers.

I've got a lot of respect for obj BT tearing his membership card publicly in a televised press conference is immature. as for ffk, he should stop forming holier than thou. #NigeriaGoodPeopleGreatNation

DesChyko:
Obasanjo disgraces PDP and Nairaland APC fanatics are gloating.. Barcanista aired his anti-APC-propaganda view and Nairaland's APC fanatics smell blood

Stop right where you are. Think about how you got here. Take a few steps back.. A few more.. A few more. Now stop. Enjoy being a supporter and stop being a fanatic. It clouds your judgement.

Shut up your dirty mouth. Obj resigned from the party since last year ie he has stopped being a party member before writing his book and airing his opinion about the criminal-in-chief. Barc didn't stop being a progressive rather he was sitting on the fence and suddenly turn against the progressive. Well he got paid by the TANS !

So what do you calling PDP tearing down of Nigeria since 1999?

I wonder why FFK will waste his time saying all that.
Or hasnt he seen how irrelevant OBJ is?
Even my kid bro can deliver to a party more than OBJ did in 2011.
Obviously the Man has no positive contribution to d party.
he can Join APC if he's that aggrieved.

Obasanjo always wants to control everybody
and whoever resists his control automatically
becomes an enemy. This is so because
Obasnajo has never achieved anything
through his own personal efforts; all he has
achieved in life has been reaping the fruits of
another person’s labour: 1) He received the
Biafran’s surrender declaration although
Benjamin Adekunle did the battles. 2) He
became Head of state when Murtala was
assassinated – he neither involved in the
coup nor tried to stop the rebellion 3) MKO
Abiola sacrificed his life for democracy and
Obasanjo was brought out from prison to
become the president as to placate the
Yorubas. Obasanjo wishes to sit in his Otta
farm and dictate to Jonathan.