Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is certainly not a fan of Atiku Abubakar, his former vice-president, who is now the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. His various testimonials about his former deputy are trending online.
The 72 year-old former customs officer, emerged on Sunday as the opposition’s standard bearer for the 2019 election, to face incumbent Muhammadu Buhari.
Nigeria’s Twitterati have been dredging out Atiku’s testimonial as given by Obasanjo, who said in a BBC TV interview why he will never support Atiku for Nigeria’s highest office. He even stated the reason in his book, about his eight-year presidency. Watch the video
“God will never forgive me “
– OBJ
Video credit:@Karovoni pic.twitter.com/WPsS6kYWvC
— Yekini Nabena (@ynabena) October 7, 2018
Here is Obasanjo’s testimonial in the book, My Watch:

“From the day I nominated Atiku to be my vice, he set his mind not for any good, benefit or service of the country, but on furiously planning to upstage, supplant or remove me at all cost and to take my place.

“That was what I brought him for, but he was impatient and over-ambitious. He was not ready to learn and to wait. His marabout, who predicted that despite being elected as governor, he would not be sworn in as a governor, which happened, also assured him that he would take over from me in a matter of months rather than years.

“All his plans, appointments of people and his actions were towards the actualisation of his marabout’s prediction. Once I realised his intention and programme, I watched him like a hawk without giving any indication of what I knew and letting down my guard. I could not succumb to the distraction, diversion and malevolence of an ambitious but unwise deputy.

“The work in hand was more important than a confrontational relationship with my deputy, a man over whom I knew I had far more experience and outreach in all matters. To alert him of what I knew he was up to, would only lead to lying, denial, more mischievous plans and more duplicity on his part.

“He was better managed that way. What was important was not allowing myself to be surprised or outmanoeuvred by him. I must always seize the initiative and know what was going on if not in his mind, but at least in his camp. That I did very effectively.

“Sometime in the fourth quarter of 2004, an associate of Atiku came to my residence at the Aso Villa from Atiku’s official residence. He felt uncomfortable and I tried to make him feel at ease. Then, he settled to tell me the story of what had just transpired in Atiku’s residence. I listened with rapt attention.

“He went on to say that Atiku told him that for him to become the President of Nigeria, the 2007 elections were only a formality.

“The seven ingredients he needed for his enthronement were already in his hands. He controlled the National Assembly because both the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives were in his pocket. He controlled twenty-eight out of thirty-six governors. He had control of the media. His influence over the judiciary was overwhelming.

“What he needed was foreign endorsement and for that he had employed two lobby groups in the US and one in the UK. And finally, the money for the elections was in his purse.

“When the man finished, I thanked him without passing any comment. The man was surprised at my reaction and asked, ‘You have nothing to say to these?’ I said that I had nothing to say and I immediately called my ADC, Chris Jemitola, to play a game of squash with me.

“On our way to the squash court with my ADC, I said, ‘People at times make plans and leave God out of their plans.’ My casual remark struck Chris and he said, ‘Sir, that was a profound statement.’ I said that I made the statement because of what I had just heard of Atiku’s plan. I was not convinced he had put God in his plans.

“Atiku was confident and God was laughing. Most of Atiku’s ingredients soon started to fall out of place one by one. The first was the party, PDP.

“He thought I was powerless and had no clue about the execution of his plan with his group; part of his attack on me was for national chairman of the party to give the first salvo, then other things would follow as his grip on the party would be firm and consolidated.

“That salvo came in the form of a letter to me from the chairman of the party, Audu Ogbeh, who had fully defected with (Iyorchia) Ayu to Atiku.

“The letter, which was not the product of any issue or matter discussed with or at any party meeting, came suddenly. When I received it, I could read the sinister intention behind it.

“I spent that night writing my reply and I sent it in the morning. My reply was clear. I wondered why Atiku and his group did not realise that with my reply, the battle line was clear or maybe they thought that the seven ingredients would remain intact to the end.

“My assistants had moles within the Atiku group. Anything that they planned would be reported. That was the case after Ogbeh’s letter. They decided that Ogbeh should appear remorseful and come with the National Working Committee to apologise to me. It was not from their hearts, but to lure me to a ‘killing ground’.

“All pieces of information that were reported were verified because it would not come from only one informant.

“Timely information is a very important principle of war and also of politics. In politics, just as in war, what matters is not just your plan, but knowledge of your opponent’s plan. Knowing their plan, I had the choice of playing along with them or being firm, I chose the latter.

“I told Ogbeh that my relationship with him as national chairman and me as national leader of the party was based on mutual confidence and trust. But with his letter, my reply and what I knew of him then, I could no longer work with him in confidence and trust.

“There were only two choices left for both of us in our best interest and that of the party – he, leaves as chairman or I leave as leader of the party.

“The following Sunday, I called at his house, which I had done on several occasions in the past when there was an important party matter to discuss. This time, I asked him to give me an undated letter of resignation as the national chairman.

“I waited, he gave me but it was wrongly addressed to me rather than to the national secretary of the party as stipulated in the party’s constitution.

“Ogbeh reported to his group and it was decided by them to play on and to wait for my disgrace whenever I presented a letter of resignation not addressed to the national secretary.

“The informants did their job and I, once again, paid another visit to Ogbeh at his residence. He entertained me to a meal and drink, and changed the addressee on his letter of resignation.”

The Testimonial given in August 2018 in an interview with PremiumTimes:

“How can I be on the same side with Atiku?” Mr Obasanjo asked. “To do what?”

“If I support Atiku for anything, God will not forgive me. If I do not know, yes. But once I know, Atiku can never enjoy my support,” he added.

“I do not have personal grudges with anyone,” Mr Obasanjo said. “If you do not do well for Nigeria, you do not do well for all of us.”

“It is not a question of working with or not working with an individual,” he said. “If you are working for the good of Nigeria, I am working with you. If you are not working for the good of Nigeria it does not matter who you are I am not working with you.”

“Most of you do not understand the way I operate,” Mr Obasanjo said. “And I thought your own paper will understand better.”

“I know Atiku very well. And I have mentioned my position with Atiku. My position has not changed,” he said.

“If my children are getting married, he has sent representatives. If his children are getting married, I have sent representatives. That is social. That is not political”.
Source: Punch Newspaper

Baba, before disgrace will ride okada into your life, leave Atiku alone.

You've castigated him for the things you yourself were doing.

You want the whole world to hate him for the crimes you're not innocent of.

In all these, Atiku has never opened his mouth to insult you once. As a matter of fact, he was the mature one.

He never replies your rant and hate and grumbling.

Ability to know good and bad timing is important.

Don't let disgrace Rush you.

Na Una dey rush Atiku

It's deeply saddening that we're cheering and celebrating a man who publicly bought his gubernatorial ticket. Even a pastor called him a messiah. What blasphemy!

We're between the devil and the deep blue sea. Which way, my people?

Suddenly our future president is now corrupt


If corruption they put food for my table I go vote corruption

I see APC begging Obasanjo..

When making peace with enemies, you need to find out if it is worth your own peace.

Atiku leave this CURSED, daughters-in-law PHOCKER alone. OBJ has no political relevance in or out of Nigeria!

Never make peace with nonentities!

Merci!

OBJ is a confused and a desperate old man. his conscience in judging him. the thoughts of what atiku might do to him if he eventually wins is knifing through his mind

KanwuliaMama:
When making peace with enemies, you need to find out if it is worth your own peace.

Atiku leave this CURSED, daughters-in-law PHOCKER alone. OBJ has no political relevance in or out of Nigeria!

Never make peace with nonentities!

Merci!

& y'all need SW support, kontinu, irris well...

modath:

& y'all need SW support, kontinu, irris well...

is Obj speaking for the people of sw or his own pocket?

CROWNWEALTH019:
Suddenly our future president is now corrupt


If corruption they put food for my table I go vote corruption

your statement shows that you don't follow political news neither did you know the happenings in political sector of this country. who says that the case of Atiku being tagged corrupt is sudden?

ofeco:


is Obj speaking for the people of sw or his own pocket?

Ask Jonathan again the result of abusing SW elders... y'all don't care but respect others culture/ ways & things will work for you with them automatically.

I luv the way buhari silent this obj, he is irrelivant under this admistration, he thought that he owns Nigeria

modath:


Ask Jonathan again the result of abusing SW elders... y'all don't care but respect others culture/ ways & things will work for you with them automatically.

Trash! Atiku is not a 5%.

You have suddenly resurfaced from your Oblivion since Atiku clinched the ticket.

KanwuliaMama:
When making peace with enemies, you need to find out if it is worth your own peace.

Atiku leave this CURSED, daughters-in-law PHOCKER alone. OBJ has no political relevance in or out of Nigeria!

Never make peace with nonentities!

Merci!

Auntie....how far

OBASANJO WANTED A THIRD TERM AND THAT MADE HIM MORE DESPERATE THAN ATIKU.
OBASANJO'S BUSINESSES HAD COLLAPSED BEFORE HIS ASCENDANCY AS PRESIDENT AND WITH ANDY UBA, OBJ'S BUSINESSES FLOURISHED ALONG WITH BILLION NAIRA UNIVERSITY WHICH A PUBLIC SERVANT CAN'T JUST OWN.
ATIKU IS LIKE ANY NIGERIAN LEADER: WE ALL TAKE MORE THAN OUR LEGAL ALLOTMENT. SAME AS OBJ.
WHEN A THIEF CALLS A THIEF A THIEF, THEN HE IS A KILLER -THIEF ONLY HIDING UNDER NAME-CALLINGS OF THE OTHER THIEF
OBASANJO IS NOT GOD.
OBASANJO IS NOT A KING MAKER
EVERYONE SHOULD ARM HIMSELF WITH HIS CARD AND VOTE EITHER ATIKU, BUHARI OR ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
APC USING WHAT OBJ SAID, AFTER HAVING PURPORTEDLY KNELT TO BEG ATIKU TO SUPPORT HIS 2ND TENURE, IS TO SAY THE LEAST, COWARDICE AND USELESS.
LET'S LOOK AT APC SAINTS FOR A MOMENT: Bleep, Bleep, Bleep, Bleep, ETC, ARE FORMALLY CALLED CORRUPT UNTIL THEY JOINED APC USING EFCC ETC AS A COARSIVE MACHINERIES! SHAME ON APC!!!!

Obasanjo will soon start receiving knocks as e no want get sense.

This life ehn, you show mercy then the idiot you showed mercy starts fooling around.

Atiku should never have listened to the pleas of Obasanjo but should have proceeded with becoming president since 2003.

modath:


& y'all need SW support, kontinu, irris well...

SW? The CURSE of Nigeria?
Anything SW puts its hand inside becomes BAAAAAAD NEWS! From 1999 till date!
UNA NOR DEY SHAAAAAAAAME?
Everywhere CHAOS!
No peace.
Una dey forbid progress?

I’d rather lose. I can never join SW Nigerian politics! Taaaaaaaaa! See Gutter politics.
No need phocking the devil to get a ticket.
Let Ambode survive first!

Obasanjo has lied against Atiku for years and Atiku has taken it like a gentleman but today Atikus time has come

KanwuliaMama:


SW? The GRACE of Nigeria?
I’d rather lose...
No need phocking the devil to get a ticket.
Let Ambode survive first!

& so shall it be...

modath:


& so shall it be...

Amen!
If Atiku loses, fine!
Others will come.
SW will soon implode on itself when TINUBU DIES!

Will he live forever? Ask ABEDIBU, the IBADAN GOD FATHER before TINUBU!

modath:


Ask Jonathan again the result of abusing SW elders... y'all don't care but respect others culture/ ways & things will work for you with them automatically.

suddenly OBJ is now relevant again
i taught you guys said he's not relevant when he went against Buhari
chaiii yeroba Muslims and double standard

maybe you'll better off selling gift cards than typing claptrap here

KanwuliaMama:


SW? The CURSE of Nigeria?
Anything SW puts its hand inside becomes BAAAAAAD NEWS!

I’d rather lose. I can never join Nigerian politics! Taaaaaaaaa! Saw Gutter politics.
No need phocking the devil to get a ticket.
Let Ambode survive first!

You insult Northerners and Yoruba and you want them to vote the candidate you are spearheading?

ashacot:


You insult Northerners and Yoruba and you want them to vote the candidate you are spearheading?

Yes! You must have an extremely exaggerated opinion of your SHYTEHOLE POLITICS.
Zombies do not need to vote, so Nigeria can move forward.

The North and The West keep Nigeria in CHAINS!

If better Nigerians voted the past 20 years, Nigeria would not be a SHYTEHOLE for THE LIFELESS!

modath:


Ask Jonathan again the result of abusing SW elders... y'all don't care but respect others culture/ ways & things will work for you with them automatically.

Did Atiku abuse OBJ anytime?

Fear Yoruba people

Same people that derided Obasanjo when he condemned their demi-god is now who they are using against Atiku.

You no see their hypocrisy.

TrueLEADER:
Baba, before disgrace will ride okada into your life, leave Atiku alone.

You've castigated him for the things you yourself were doing.

You want the whole world to hate him for the crimes you're not innocent of.

In all these, Atiku has never opened his mouth to insult you once. As a matter of fact, he was the mature one.

He never replies your rant and hate and grumbling.

Ability to know good and bad timing is important.

Don't let disgrace Rush you.

Na Una dey rush Atiku

Same people that where calling OBJ a statemen for castigating buhari are the same people insulting OBJ right now for saying the truth about Atiku .. what is your purpose in life guy ?

Vintage baba iyabo firing from all cylinders...

CROWNWEALTH019:
Suddenly our future president is now corrupt


If corruption they put food for my table I go vote corruption

No dignity. Typical PDP man . Not surprised . Na people like you dey do fake drugs sell give people just to eat .

candygist:


No dignity. Typical PDP man . Not surprised . Na people like you dey do fake drugs sell give people just to eat .

Market buhari to me and give reasons why I should vote for him

KanwuliaMama:
When making peace with enemies, you need to find out if it is worth your own peace.

Atiku leave this CURSED, daughters-in-law PHOCKER alone. OBJ has no political relevance in or out of Nigeria!

Never make peace with nonentities!

Merci!

All of a sudden ?

olawalepopoola:
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is certainly not a fan of Atiku Abubakar, his former vice-president, who is now the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. His various testimonials about his former deputy are trending online.
The 72 year-old former customs officer, emerged on Sunday as the opposition’s standard bearer for the 2019 election, to face incumbent Muhammadu Buhari.
Nigeria’s Twitterati have been dredging out Atiku’s testimonial as given by Obasanjo, who said in a BBC TV interview why he will never support Atiku for Nigeria’s highest office. He even stated the reason in his book, about his eight-year presidency. Watch the video
“God will never forgive me “
– OBJ
Video credit:@Karovoni pic.twitter.com/WPsS6kYWvC
— Yekini Nabena (@ynabena) October 7, 2018
Here is Obasanjo’s testimonial in the book, My Watch:

“From the day I nominated Atiku to be my vice, he set his mind not for any good, benefit or service of the country, but on furiously planning to upstage, supplant or remove me at all cost and to take my place.

“That was what I brought him for, but he was impatient and over-ambitious. He was not ready to learn and to wait. His marabout, who predicted that despite being elected as governor, he would not be sworn in as a governor, which happened, also assured him that he would take over from me in a matter of months rather than years.

“All his plans, appointments of people and his actions were towards the actualisation of his marabout’s prediction. Once I realised his intention and programme, I watched him like a hawk without giving any indication of what I knew and letting down my guard. I could not succumb to the distraction, diversion and malevolence of an ambitious but unwise deputy.

“The work in hand was more important than a confrontational relationship with my deputy, a man over whom I knew I had far more experience and outreach in all matters. To alert him of what I knew he was up to, would only lead to lying, denial, more mischievous plans and more duplicity on his part.

“He was better managed that way. What was important was not allowing myself to be surprised or outmanoeuvred by him. I must always seize the initiative and know what was going on if not in his mind, but at least in his camp. That I did very effectively.

“Sometime in the fourth quarter of 2004, an associate of Atiku came to my residence at the Aso Villa from Atiku’s official residence. He felt uncomfortable and I tried to make him feel at ease. Then, he settled to tell me the story of what had just transpired in Atiku’s residence. I listened with rapt attention.

“He went on to say that Atiku told him that for him to become the President of Nigeria, the 2007 elections were only a formality.

“The seven ingredients he needed for his enthronement were already in his hands. He controlled the National Assembly because both the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives were in his pocket. He controlled twenty-eight out of thirty-six governors. He had control of the media. His influence over the judiciary was overwhelming.

“What he needed was foreign endorsement and for that he had employed two lobby groups in the US and one in the UK. And finally, the money for the elections was in his purse.

“When the man finished, I thanked him without passing any comment. The man was surprised at my reaction and asked, ‘You have nothing to say to these?’ I said that I had nothing to say and I immediately called my ADC, Chris Jemitola, to play a game of squash with me.

“On our way to the squash court with my ADC, I said, ‘People at times make plans and leave God out of their plans.’ My casual remark struck Chris and he said, ‘Sir, that was a profound statement.’ I said that I made the statement because of what I had just heard of Atiku’s plan. I was not convinced he had put God in his plans.

“Atiku was confident and God was laughing. Most of Atiku’s ingredients soon started to fall out of place one by one. The first was the party, PDP.

“He thought I was powerless and had no clue about the execution of his plan with his group; part of his attack on me was for national chairman of the party to give the first salvo, then other things would follow as his grip on the party would be firm and consolidated.

“That salvo came in the form of a letter to me from the chairman of the party, Audu Ogbeh, who had fully defected with (Iyorchia) Ayu to Atiku.

“The letter, which was not the product of any issue or matter discussed with or at any party meeting, came suddenly. When I received it, I could read the sinister intention behind it.

“I spent that night writing my reply and I sent it in the morning. My reply was clear. I wondered why Atiku and his group did not realise that with my reply, the battle line was clear or maybe they thought that the seven ingredients would remain intact to the end.

“My assistants had moles within the Atiku group. Anything that they planned would be reported. That was the case after Ogbeh’s letter. They decided that Ogbeh should appear remorseful and come with the National Working Committee to apologise to me. It was not from their hearts, but to lure me to a ‘killing ground’.

“All pieces of information that were reported were verified because it would not come from only one informant.

“Timely information is a very important principle of war and also of politics. In politics, just as in war, what matters is not just your plan, but knowledge of your opponent’s plan. Knowing their plan, I had the choice of playing along with them or being firm, I chose the latter.

“I told Ogbeh that my relationship with him as national chairman and me as national leader of the party was based on mutual confidence and trust. But with his letter, my reply and what I knew of him then, I could no longer work with him in confidence and trust.

“There were only two choices left for both of us in our best interest and that of the party – he, leaves as chairman or I leave as leader of the party.

“The following Sunday, I called at his house, which I had done on several occasions in the past when there was an important party matter to discuss. This time, I asked him to give me an undated letter of resignation as the national chairman.

“I waited, he gave me but it was wrongly addressed to me rather than to the national secretary of the party as stipulated in the party’s constitution.

“Ogbeh reported to his group and it was decided by them to play on and to wait for my disgrace whenever I presented a letter of resignation not addressed to the national secretary.

“The informants did their job and I, once again, paid another visit to Ogbeh at his residence. He entertained me to a meal and drink, and changed the addressee on his letter of resignation.”

The Testimonial given in August 2018 in an interview with PremiumTimes:

“How can I be on the same side with Atiku?” Mr Obasanjo asked. “To do what?”

“If I support Atiku for anything, God will not forgive me. If I do not know, yes. But once I know, Atiku can never enjoy my support,” he added.

“I do not have personal grudges with anyone,” Mr Obasanjo said. “If you do not do well for Nigeria, you do not do well for all of us.”

“It is not a question of working with or not working with an individual,” he said. “If you are working for the good of Nigeria, I am working with you. If you are not working for the good of Nigeria it does not matter who you are I am not working with you.”

“Most of you do not understand the way I operate,” Mr Obasanjo said. “And I thought your own paper will understand better.”

“I know Atiku very well. And I have mentioned my position with Atiku. My position has not changed,” he said.

“If my children are getting married, he has sent representatives. If his children are getting married, I have sent representatives. That is social. That is not political”.
Source: Punch Newspaper

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