By UGWUANYI NNAMDI
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday revealed why he settled for the late Umaru Yar’ Adua as his successor with Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as his then running mate. He admitted that his choice of those that succeeded him was based on the outward perception he had of them.

Obasanjo told Channels Television in an interview that he found the late Yar' Adua as the only upright aspirant among the rest members of the PDP, alleging that the rest contenders corrupt.

The Otta farmer noted that one of those 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.

He however failed to mention the names of the so-called corrupt contenders for the 2007 presidential seat.

It will be recalled that Obasanjo’s deputy, Abubakar Atiku; and ex-Governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili were among those who fought for the PDP presidential ticket. Though Odili was favoured to get the ticket, he was edged out at the dying minute as Obasanjo rather chose Yar' Adua, who later died in office on May 5, 2010.

Obasanjo, who clarified that he only acted based on the information made available to him, 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?” he queried.

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Obasanjo told Channels Television in an interview that he found the late Yar' Adua as the only upright aspirant among the rest members of the PDP, alleging that the rest contenders corrupt.
The Otta farmer noted that one of those 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.

Obasanjo, who clarified that he only acted based on the information made available to him, 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. "

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Although OBJ was corrupt, he made a good choice on this one, ill health cut short the term of a good man. Goodluck Jonathan is just an opportunist who missused the goodwill he got on a platter of gold. His intentions were noble at the beginning, but his background and his non exposure to management revealed his frailties when it mattered the most.

Just imagine what Nigeria would have turned to if Atiku or Odilli became the president of this country.

OBJ...the ex jagaban.

Firstly, what authority has this man got to appoint his successor?
Secondly, those who wanted to 'get-in there' where corrupt, now, are u holy?