Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday described a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, as a hypocrite for describing him (Obasanjo) as the leader of the opposition PDP in the South West.
Mr. Obasanjo said he left partisan politics for good.
Mr. Obasanjo was reacting to Okupe's comments that he (Obasanjo) remained the "undisputed and authentic" leader of the PDP in the Southwest region of Nigeria.
Mr. Okupe, a former aide to Jonathan, who made the disclosure on his Facebook account last Friday, also blasted Buruji Kashamu, a senator, who lays claim to being the leader of the PDP in the South West.
However, Obasanjo speaking to Premium Times said Okupe "does not know what he was saying".
The former president said he did not apply to join the PDP in 1998, rather, what was given to him was a registration card and his decision to tear the card meant he was no longer a member of the party.
He also said there was no way he could be referred to as a leader of the party in the South West even if he was still a member.
"I was a national leader of the party for eight years, so, how would I now reduce myself to becoming its leader in the South West," he said.
Obasanjo also said Okupe should be ignored because he was one of those who campaigned for his expulsion from the party.
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