Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the presidential ambition of his former Vice, Atiku Abubakar.

Obasanjo who is presently in a meeting with Atiku, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate and others in Abeokuta, Ogun state declared his support for Atiku while also stating that he is convinced that Atiku will defeat the incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019.

According to the former President, he believes that Atiku is now a changed man as he has ‘re-discovered and re-positioned himself’ and is now good enough to enjoy his support in the next election.

Read full speech below

“Let me start by congratulating President-to-be, Atiku Abubakar, for his success at the recent PDP Primary and I took note of his gracious remarks in his acceptance speech that it all started here.

“Yes, when it started, it was meant for Atiku to succeed Obasanjo. In the presence of these distinguished leaders of goodwill today, let me say it openly that we have reviewed what went wrong on the side of Atiku. And in all honesty, my former Vice-President has re-discovered and re-positioned himself. As I have repeatedly said, it is not so much what you did against me that was the issue but what you did against the Party, the Government and the country.

“I took the stand I had taken based on the character and attributes you exhibited in the position you found yourself. I strongly believe that I was right. It was in the overall interest of everyone and everything to take such a position.

“From what transpired in the last couple of hours or so, you have shown remorse; you have asked for forgiveness and you have indicated that you have learnt some good lessons and you will mend fences and make amends as necessary and as desirable.

“Whenever or wherever you might have offended me, as......CONTINUE https://janefblog.com/4122-2-2019-presidency-atiku-has-re-discovered-and-re-positioned-himself-and-so-will-defeat-the-incumbent-president-muhammadu-buhari-obasanjo-declares/