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| I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by ZYZZA: 9:36am On Jul 16, 2015 |
FOrmer President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Wednesday that he chose the late former President Umaru Yar’ Adua as his successor because the others who wanted the post were corrupt. Obasanjo said one of the people who wanted to succeed him in 2007 was “stinkingly corrupt” and that the only way he (Obasanjo) could justify himself before man and God was to go for Yar’Adua, who, he said, was the only one among the contenders then who was not corrupt. The former President, who spoke in an interview with a private television station, Channels Television, in Abeokuta, did not mention the ‘corrupt’ Yar’Adua rivals. Among the prominent presidential hopefuls in the Peoples Democratic Party in 2007 were Obasanjo’s deputy, Abubakar Atiku; and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili. Atiku later abandoned the PDP to contest the presidential election on the platform of the defunct Action Congress while Odili’s ambition fizzled out with the nomination of Yar’Adua. The AC later metamorphosed into the Action Congress of Nigeria, which later merged with the Congress for Progressive Change and the All Nigeria Peoples Party to form the now ruling All Progressives Congress. Obasanjo’s choice of successor died on May 5, 2010 from heart-related ailments. Many condemned Obasanjo for choosing a man who was manifestly sick to lead the country. But in the Channels interview, Obasanjo said he only acted based on the information made available to him. He said, “Even if you take your son as your successor, you are not sure of what he will do when he gets there. Don’t ever kid yourself. “What do I know about any successor? What he presents. When he gets there, he presents it differently. “We did our best, but if you say our best is not good enough, I will say, when it comes to your turn, do better. “With all the people that are available for successor, what we came up with was about the best that we could think of at that time. “One of those who wanted to do the job came to me and said, ‘Sir, I like your job, but I cannot do it the way you are doing it.’ Now, if he had told me that, should I then come and say, ‘okay, come, let me give you the job?’ He had told me that, ‘I like your job, but look, the way you are doing it, I haven’t got the stamina to do it that way.’ Then, what do you expect me to do? “Or the one that I know that, oh!, this one, before he gets the job, he’s stinkingly corrupt. Now will I be able to defend myself before God and man if with what I know I give this job or I encourage the man to have this job? http://www.punchng.com/news/i-chose-yaradua-because-others-were-corrupt-obasanjo/ |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by MixedMan: 9:37am On Jul 16, 2015 |
okay |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by ZYZZA: 9:38am On Jul 16, 2015 |
OBJ calling other people corrupt mmmm I comment my reserve |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by natas22: 9:40am On Jul 16, 2015 |
The man that invented corruption is talking, any way his my man. www. |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by crispberry(f): 9:41am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Okay |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by ChelseaDr(m): 9:42am On Jul 16, 2015 |
See why many think Naija is a failed state. So OBJ actually invented corruption in Nigeria. No wonder Obiahagbon described what we have in Naija as "kakistomobotocracy" NOT democracy. I think OBJ should appologise to GEJ and Nigerians because from his reveletion he had no locus standi to have vehemently criticised GEJ...it is just a case of a kettle calling pot black |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by ki02020(m): 9:43am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Yaradua was not a bad option....his health problem was the major obstacle that prevented from exhibiting his full leading potentials |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by oladele97: 9:44am On Jul 16, 2015 |
you want someone that is not corrupt and you yourself is not free from corruption |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by Utchgirl(f): 9:46am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Look @ corruption itself saying dt sombody is corrupt. Mr Obj, u r d real definition of corruption. |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by Adanyebe(m): 9:51am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Obj beginning to sound defensive |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by Nobody: 9:53am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Obasanjo said one of the people who wanted to succeed him in 2007 was “stinkingly corrupt” and that the only way he (Obasanjo) could justify himself before man and God was to go for Yar’Adua, who, he said, was the only one among the contenders then who was not corrupt.isn't the emboldened Ironic? Obasanjo a man accused of corruption of different dimensions? The same Obasanjo that claimed to have a "meagre" N20,000 as at 1999 but turned out to own a private university, an hilltop mansion in his expansive Otta land, a Presidential library that was built at N7billion as at when he was in power, and a private and premium university (the Bells University). The same Obasanjo that was indicted by the Senate and His Vice President in the PTDF scam? The same Obasanjo that appropriated a whopping $16billion (N2.3trillion) for power in his entire 8years only for us to be left in darkness? The word "corruption" just got a new meaning-thanks to Obasanjo |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by preetyb(f): 9:54am On Jul 16, 2015 |
I hope he is counting himself among those who were not fit for the position of the president then? He should know some of those who knew him as the president then are still alive. |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by oghenetegah(m): 9:56am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Its not easy to be a president, decision making in this type of situation is very hard to take. Baba, you have try your best. |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by softmind24: 9:57am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Hmmmm am coming |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by oghenetegah(m): 9:57am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Its not easy to be a president, decision making in this type of situation is very hard to take. Baba, you have try your best. [font=Lucida Sans Unicode][/font][color=#990000][/color] |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by Starships4u(m): 10:04am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Chai!!! Imagine this man |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by tosmartak(m): 10:11am On Jul 16, 2015 |
OBJ!!!!! Baba go and rest and stop talking. We know you tried... It's not easy to lead this country but stop acting like a saint you aren't. Ishilove can you imagine? |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by ZYZZA: 10:15am On Jul 16, 2015 |
This thread never still see FP Mod why na *sobs* |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by tosmartak(m): 10:15am On Jul 16, 2015 |
barcanista: I wonder o... |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by Emekamex(m): 10:24am On Jul 16, 2015 |
A devil claiming saint. Will he also deny that he didn't know Yar Adua was ill? |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by Nobody: 10:47am On Jul 16, 2015 |
tosmartak:Very soon Abubakar Shekau will come out to tell us how he has been a good citizen. |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by joseph1832(m): 10:53am On Jul 16, 2015 |
barcanista:Believe me he will be killed before he can even utter a syllable. Just to prevent him from naming names. Just like what happened to Muhammed Yusuf. |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by dalyricist: 10:55am On Jul 16, 2015 |
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| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by deor03(m): 10:56am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Who gave him the right to choose? |
| Re: I Chose Yar’adua Because Others Were Corrupt –obasanjo by pazikoo: 11:23am On Jul 16, 2015 |
barcanista: A corrupt leader calling another stinkingly corrupt. |
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