Sunday 3 November 2013

You will hear from me in my next book-Obasanjo to Atiku

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on
Saturday said he would respond to the claims
made by his erstwhile deputy, former Vice-
President Atiku Abubakar, on their political
relationship, in his soon-to-be published
book.
Abubakar had, in an interview published in
Hausa language by a newspaper, disclosed that
he “blasted” Obasanjo over his bid to run for
a second term and had argued vehemently
with him on his (Obasanjo’s) bid to go for a
third term.
He also claimed he snubbed Obasanjo, who
had visited his residence to plead for his
support for a second term. He disclosed that
Obasanjo gave him a Quran to swear as a
pledge of his loyalty to him, during one of
their arguments.
When contacted for Obasanjo’s response to
Abubakar’s claims, the former President’s
media aide, Mr. Vitalis Ortese, simply told one
of our correspondents, “Wait for our book.”
Also, Obasanjo’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Victor
Durodola, said the former President did not
want to respond to the things Atiku said in
the interview.
“There is nothing to respond to. What was
published was taken out of context, from an
interview. He (Atiku) did not come to say it
directly, so it is not something we can
respond. My principal does not want to
respond to it,” he said.
When asked if Atiku’s claims were correct,
Durodola said, “There is nothing to correct.”

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