CHIEF Olusegun Obasanjo, Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), left the nation's capital, Abuja, yesterday a very sad old man.

Reason: His logical argument over the constitutional crisis that has left the seat of power divided was literally thrown out by the 'hawks' on the PDP Board of Trustees at their meeting, with only two "dove" members from the north supporting him on the need to fill the vacuum created by the two-month absence of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.

In fact, none of the eight BoT members from even Obasanjo's Southwest geo-political zone supported him on the matter at the highly charged meeting.

Meanwhile, an impeccable source close to President Yar'Adua has disclosed that the latter failed to hand over the reins of power to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan before leaving for his current health-related trip to Saudi Arabia for fear that former President Obasanjo might gain a foothold in the Presidency through Jonathan.

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That was Obj's original plan which the northerners are now against

If the hawks did not give OBJ his way then the military will have his blessing for an intervention.