Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president, has been asked by Senator Walid Jibrin, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), to offer clarity on his previous comments concerning Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s 2023 presidential contender.
Jibrin stated during a news conference on Monday in Kaduna State that Obasanjo must clarify his comments within 48 hours or run the danger of having his secrets revealed to Nigerians and the rest of the world.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, Obasanjo is cited as saying that choosing Atiku as his running partner in 1999 was a mistake in a comment that precedes the threat from the PDP BoT chairman.
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“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,” Obasanjo was quoted to have said while interacting with some secondary school students at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Jibrin’s response, however, was that Obasanjo must either accept or refute the assertion attributed to him on Atiku within 48 hours or run the danger of having his secrets revealed.
He went on to say that the former President’s remarks could reflect his bitterness and dissatisfaction about not being given the chance to carry out a third term plan.
In his words, “I wish to appeal to former President Obasanjo to come out openly to repeat what he has said. Whether or not he was misquoted or meant what was credited to him.
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“Although he has not debunked what was reported, one can assume that what was quoted to have been said by him is correct, but if he fails to openly come out and say which is correct in 48 hours, you will hear the bombardment and I will have no option but to break the egg and tell the whole world and Nigerians who is Obasanjo.
“There is no doubt Obasanjo may still be angry with Atiku even after helping him to succeed but perhaps for truncating his third term agenda, in any case, Alhaji Abubakar Atuku is our presidential candidate and I can tell you for sure that he will be the President in 2023 Insha Allah”.
Speaking further on the emergence of Ifeanyi Okowa as Atiku’s running mate and not Nyesom Wike, Jibrin said a high-powered team is been put together to beg the Rivers State Governor and others like him who might have been offended by the recent outcome of events ahead of the 2023 elections.
He said Wike remains a highly respected leader of the party.
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”Governor Wike is a great party man who fought for the party, when the committee is constituted, in which we will also bring other contestants together, we will go and meet with Governor Wike and appeal to him even if it means kneeling down to beg him.
“It is our belief that in any contest, there will always be a winner and a loser and we must take whatever comes our way as the will of God who gives power to whatever he wishes at the time he wishes,” he said.
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