Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has left a damning remark while making it clear that he will never support Atiku's political ambition to be Nigeria's President.
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday vowed that he will never support his ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar's political dreams of becoming Nigeria's President in the upcoming 2019 election, according to a report by Premium Times.
It is believed Obasanjo made the remark owing to the unsavoury corruption perception of Atiku.
“How can I be on the same side with Atiku?”Obasanjo asked. “To do what?”
“If I support Atiku for anything, God will not forgive me. If I do not know, yes. But once I know, Atiku can never enjoy my support,” he added.
Mr Obasanjo rejected all notions that his remarks could be deemed too personal, coming as 2019 presidential campaign gathers steam with Atiku amongst the front-runners.
The pronouncement comes barely two weeks after Mr Abubakar declared his intention to run for president, touting his pro-business credentials and lambasting President Muhammadu Buhari for his handling of the country’s security situation.
Before then, the former vice president, who has unsuccessfully run for the top office multiple times, spent the past few months criss-crossing the country as part of a strategy aimed at broadening his appeal amongst politicians and the electorate.
It also comes a little over a month after the two met at an event in Abuja and shook each other’s hands before photographers, days after reports said Mr Obasanjo was under pressure to back Abubakar.
“I do not have personal grudges with anyon
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