Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday described his decision to pick Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as running mate in the 1999 presidential election as the biggest mistake of his life.
Speaking in Lagos at an event held to unveil maverick musician and activist, Charly Boy’s foundation and his memoir, “999: A Memoir in Tribute to Late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa”, the former president was asked one mistake he made while he was in office as President. He said, "Mistake when I was in government? The man I picked as my running mate, my number two—if I had known him as I came to know him later, I would not have picked him.
Asked by Charly Boy whether he was talking about Atiku, Obasanjo responded, "My vice president. I don’t know what name you want to give him, but my vice president, I mean that.
“If I had known him as I came to know him later, I would not have picked him.
“Thank God his actions and reactions did not overwhelm me or divert my own focus from Nigeria. NigerianEntertainment Coverage
“There is no bitterness. He did things he believed he should do, and God did things he needed to do, which enabled me to achieve what I was able to achieve.”
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