Skip to main content

Picking ‘Atiku’ As My Running Mate In 1999 Presidency Was A Mistake – Ex-President Obasanjo Declares, Subtly Rejects PDP Candidate For 2023

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said his choice of a running mate ahead of the 1999 presidential election, was one of the costly mistakes he made. 
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party was vice-president to Obasanjo in 1999, and had a turbulent moment with Obasanjo, culminating in both of them separating into different political parties. 
Olusegun Obasanjo Getty Images
Eyeing the 2023 presidency after failing on at least two occasions, Atiku has already picked Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as a running mate and could be a strong contender in the next year’s election. 
Obasanjo’s comment coming at such moment suggests the former president is still not a fan of Atiku’s candidacy although he did not expressly mention Atiku’s name in his speech.
Obasanjo, who spoke on Saturday during a leadership mentoring session with selected students in Abeokuta, Ogun State, said the mistake was one he made in good faith but was saved by God.
The event was organised by the Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE).
The former president, while interacting with the students during a question-and-answer session, said he had many mistakes, which he could describe as genuine mistakes in his life but God made him to overcome them.
He said, “One of the mistakes I made was picking my number two when I wanted to become the President. But because it was a genuine mistake, God saved me.
“The second one was when Abacha wanted to arrest me. When he wanted to arrest me, I was told by the American ambassador that they would arrest me and that America had asked that I should be given asylum. I said ‘No’. It could have been a mistake because I could have lost my life.
“I will say there are many things that could have been a mistake but God saved me from them all.”

Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements : 

from Politics https://ift.tt/O5fUWmc
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Virgil Van Dijk's Remarkable Record Comes to an End

Liverpool's first choice center back, Virgil Van Dijk has finally tasted defeat for the first time In the Premier League at the Anfield Stadium. Virgil Van Dijk GRAHAM POTTER EXPLAINS WHY CHELSEA LOST TO BRIGHTON The Dutchman has never lost a game that he played in the Premier League since he joined the Reds from Southampton. Van Dijk was on 70 unbeaten game runs heading into the game against Leeds United. The defeat against Leeds was the first time Liverpool have lost a Premier League game since March 2021. Virgil Van Dijk loses his first-ever Premier League match at Anfield. The unbeaten streak ends at 70 games pic.twitter.com/8432RS1UQt — B/R Football (@brfootball) October 29, 2022 The post Virgil Van Dijk's Remarkable Record Comes to an End appeared first on NotjustOk . from NotjustOk https://notjustok.com/sports/virgil-van-dijks-remarkable-record-comes-to-an-end/>
Post a Comment
Read more

16th Headies: Odumodublvck bags Best Rap Single

Odumodublvck thanks his team and family for supporting him after winning his first Headies award. After several hours of festivities and fanfare, the 16th Headies Awards kicked off with a bang. The first Headies award of the night, the Best Rap Single, goes to Odumodublvck. He takes this win home for his hit song, Declan Rice . Odumodublvck , born Tochukwu Gbubemi Ojogwu , took the Nigerian music scene by storm with his hit song, Declan Rice. In 2022, he signed a record deal with Native Records in partnership with Def Jam . He is a member of the hip hop collective group, Anti World Gangstars. Read Also: See Wizkid's Reaction To Odumodublvck's 'Declan Rice' Under this record label, he released his first single, Picanto. The hit song featured ECko Miles and Zlatan, earning him his first charting song on the Nigeria TurnTable Top 100. In March 2023, he released his hit single, Declan Rice he was inspired to make the song shortly after surviving a dicey medical su...
Post a Comment
Read more

Vector Shares Snippet Of New Song With Wande Coal Expected To Drop On…

The heavyweight rapper will be dropping the collab as  build-up to his upcoming album “Teslim”. Vector & Wande Coal Nigerian elite rapper,  Ogunmefun Olanrewaju , popularly known as  Vector , has shared the snippet of his upcoming single ‘Mama Maradona’ which features Wande Coal. As anticipation for the rapper, singer, and songwriter’s album “Teslim” intensifies, the Lafiaji-born act has decided to roll out a new song to appease the fans. Combining skills with the iconic vocalist Wande Coal, the song titled “Mama Maradona” is scheduled to be released on Friday, September 2nd, 2022. Remember that Vector recently revealed that names like Wande Coal, Ladipoe , Olamide , and others will be featured on his upcoming album, which is already coming to play. Taking to Instagram today, August 29th, 2022, the rapper shared a snippet of the groovy hip-hop tune, a genre in which Wande Coal excels.  Listen to the snippet below View this post on ...
Post a Comment
Read more