OBJ BLASTS ATIKU, TINUBU, 4 PDP EX-GOVS! •Says younger generation of leaders lack integrity, probity. •Nigeria is jinxed, cursed, Says Chief Obasanjo, in Ibadan, on Tuesday, took on former vice president, Alh. Atiku; former Govs Alamieyeseigha, Ibori, Igbinedion and Dariye, saying though they were younger, they were not able to govern well when in positions of authority. He said “when I came into government in 1999, there were four young governors-Alamieyeseigha, Igbinedion, Dariye and Ibori. What became of all of them and what mark were they able to make? The youngest leader of the House of Reps ever was Salisu Buhari, but he was caught up in a certificate forgery scandal. We had him impeached. “You say Tinubu is your leader (referring to Professor Alabi), what he did was exactly what Salisu Buhari did, but while we at the federal level got Buhari impeached, we on this side of the country covered him (Tinubu) up.” Reacting, Tinubu, through his media aide, Sunday Dare, said “Tinubu is undergoing daily therapy for now. There should be a statement shortly but not today.” The former president also stated his efforts to bring in Alhaji Abubakar to succeed him as president, adding that unfortunately, he was disappointed in his choice. “I wanted someone who would succeed me so I took Atiku. Within a year, I started seeing the type of man Atiku is. And you want me to get him there?” he said. Reacting, Abubakar, in a statement by Garba Sheu, said “yes, Chief Obasanjo is right. He didn’t know Atiku well. It was later he got to know him as a fighter for democracy and defender of the constitution.”
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 04:30:20 +0000
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