As the internal crisis in Peoples Democratic Party continues, members of the Kawu Baraje-led faction has disclosed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is not a member of their faction at all, either directly or by proxy.

The above statement was issued by the National Publicity Secretary of the faction, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze in Abuja on Sunday, also cautioned against arresting or ridiculing the former President over his alleged closeness to the faction.

“We do not know why General Olusegun Obasanjo (retd.) is being linked with the New  PDP.

“Let us state unequivocally that this foremost nationalist has not in any way – either directly or by proxy – had anything to do with our existence and operations.

“Ridiculing and plotting the arrest of such a distinguished personality that fought to keep this nation as one entity and contributed immensely in making the PDP the most vibrant, virile, versatile and biggest political party in Africa as a nobody is not the best strategy to use to fight the cause of President Jonathan, who knows what Chief Obasanjo did to make him President in the first place.” He said.

Speaking further, Eze lamented that there is an alleged plan to begin a crackdown on members of the faction.

Governors in the New PDP are Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers); Rabiu Kwankwanso (Kano);  Murtala Nyaho (Adamawa); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara);  Babangida Aliyu (Niger); and  Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto).

He said when the report got to them that members of the faction were going to be arrested and jailed without charges, they discarded it, describing it as a joke.