Picking Atiku as vice president greatest mistake of my life – Obasanjo

Picking Atiku as vice president greatest mistake of my life – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described his choice to pick out Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as his running mate within the 1999 presidential election as the biggest mistake of his existence.

Obasanjo made the commentary on Friday, July 31, in the course of a hearth chat with veteran musician and activist Charly Boy in Lagos. The occasion marked the unveiling of Charly Boy’s foundation and his memoir, 999: A Memoir in Tribute to overdue Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.

Reflecting on his time in office, Obasanjo stated that, with the advantage of hindsight, he would no longer have decided on Atiku as vice president. “i’d say the greatest mistake I made was once selecting Atiku Abubakar as my vp in 1999,” he stated.

the former president introduced that he remained grateful that Atiku’s movements did now not derail his management or prevent him from attaining his objectives at the same time as in workplace. “there is no bitterness in me over what happened,” Obasanjo said. “in spite of the whole lot, i was capable of reap what I set out to obtain at the same time as in electricity.”

Obasanjo also addressed the long-status debate surrounding his ancestry, stating that his dad and mom had been from Abeokuta, the Ogun kingdom capital. “I still know our family residence there,” he said.

The occasion attracted several distinguished personalities, including former Commonwealth Secretary-trendy chief Emeka Anyaoku; country wide Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi; enterprise magnate Leo Stan Ekeh, who donated ₦20 million each on behalf of Obasanjo and Anyaoku; ebook reviewer Dr Austin Tam-George; veteran broadcaster Bisi Olatilo; and other dignitaries.

Obasanjo and Atiku were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic birthday celebration (PDP) and served as president and vice chairman from 1999 to 2007. Their dating later deteriorated at some stage in their 2nd time period in workplace following political disagreements.