Daughter of former Nigerian President, Prof Iyabo Obasanjo, has confirmed that she is now a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, describing the party as her “natural home”.
Iyabo Obasanjo made this known on Saturday during an interview with Nigerian football legend, Segun Odegbami, on 103.7FM Eagle7 Sports in Abeokuta.
The former senator also confirmed her return to active politics, saying the decision followed sustained pressure from her supporters.
“Like I told you, a group of people who I did not bring together, I did not form them into a group, have been working, I think, for two years now. And then they started talking to me about a year ago, saying, ‘Look, we think you are the best candidate. We want you back,” she said.
Iyabo Obasanjo explained that she could not return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, where she last contested an election, due to what she described as ongoing turmoil within the party.
She added that while the African Democratic Congress, ADC, was considered, the party was not yet fully organised. According to her, after wide consultations, she chose the APC because those who encouraged her to return to politics are members of the party.
“So, I think APC is my natural home. I don’t have any animosity towards any individual or any group within the APC. I feel comfortable with all the actors I know within the APC. I feel more comfortable, actually, than with some of the actors I know in the PDP, and some of them are now in the ADC. So I think it’s my natural home. I feel quite confident and happy to have made that decision. I have an absolute 100% feeling it’s my natural home,” she said.
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