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Celebrities / Re: PROF PELLER, The Enchanting Story Of Nigeria’s Most Famous Magician [PHOTOS] by thegoodone2(m): 6:58am On Jul 16, 2015 |
great man. |
Politics / Re: Mr. President, Stop This Smear Campaign: Iloegbunam Wrote by thegoodone2(m): 6:42am On Jul 16, 2015 |
I chose Yar’Adua because others were
corrupt –Obasanjo
JULY 16, 2015 : RAMON OLADIMEJI
193 Comments
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo
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?”
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Politics / Re: The Actual Reasons For Buhari And Obama’s Meeting by thegoodone2(m): 6:11am On Jul 16, 2015 |
anything that will end Boko haram is welcome but not gay oooooooooooooo |
Travel / Re: Groups Travelling On Foot In Honor Of Retired Chief Of Naval Staff. (photos). by thegoodone2(m): 5:51am On Jul 16, 2015 |
from where to where? hope is from lagos to kogi?!q |
Travel / Re: Groups Travelling On Foot In Honor Of Retired Chief Of Naval Staff. (photos). by thegoodone2(m): 5:48am On Jul 16, 2015 |
from where to where? hope is from lagos to kogi? |
Religion / Re: Muslims Raise Money To Rebuild Burnt Churches by thegoodone2(m): 5:40am On Jul 16, 2015 |
good. GMB should emulate this by tell is people to doniate for burn church. |
Politics / Re: El-rufai Fires 20 Perm Secs by thegoodone2(m): 5:39am On Jul 16, 2015 |
Good and bad |
Crime / Re: National Cake: Ndigbo Don’t Need To Vote Buhari To Get Their Share by thegoodone2(m): 5:35am On Jul 16, 2015 |
But GEJ did the same thimgs to South west (Yoruba). |
Politics / Re: We Elected A President, Not A Magician - Basket Mouth by thegoodone2(m): 5:32am On Jul 16, 2015 |
okay ooo |
Politics / Re: Rep Sues FG Over N713Billion bailout to states by thegoodone2(m): 5:31am On Jul 16, 2015 |
fine. check and balance |
Politics / Re: Rep Sues FG Over N713.7bn Bailout To States by thegoodone2(m): 5:30am On Jul 16, 2015 |
its good |
Politics / Re: Wike Inspects Port Harcourt Refinery, Facility Starts Refining Of Crude by thegoodone2(m): 8:12pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
Gravanno:who now do itt? ode. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Muslims Are Christians Brethren And Vice Versa. by thegoodone2(m): 7:19am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Imgombe2016:You must be a south west muslim. Hausa dont believe this and their leader cause it. they have polluted their mind with fulse teathing and this fulse teathing is going on now in south west. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Muslims Are Christians Brethren And Vice Versa. by thegoodone2(m): 7:10am On Jul 15, 2015 |
I wish all Musilim can change to christain. The crime Musilim is comiting is too much. They are evil. my parent are musilim for those that we quote me, Its my personal oppinon |
Politics / Re: Jonathan Confused As Buhari Plans $2.1b Oil Cash Probe by thegoodone2(m): 7:01am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Let wait for out come. |
Politics / Re: INEC Registers Democratic People’s Congress (DPC) As New Political Party by thegoodone2(m): 8:49pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
I can see new PDP. all PDP in APc will leave now and join DPc |
Politics / Re: Okonjo-iweala With Nigerian Delegates At Addis Ababa (photos) by thegoodone2(m): 8:44pm On Jul 14, 2015 |
good. |
Politics / Re: Appointments:uproar As Buhari Favours Northeners -PUNCH by thegoodone2(m): 6:58am On Jul 04, 2015 |
Nigrian make a great mistake. GEJ is the best. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Boko Haram: “We Are Open To Negotiations” – FG by thegoodone2(m): 6:42am On Jul 04, 2015 |
HungerBAD:The aim is to Islamise Nigeria according to Sakarau. Negotiate with they mean give them more money for arms and ammuniation. 1 Like |
Dating And Meet-up Zone / Re: I Am Looking For A Wife..... by thegoodone2(m): 6:54am On Jul 03, 2015 |
go to your village. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Buhari’s Governance – Promises, Appointments & Federal Character by thegoodone2(m): 6:41am On Jul 03, 2015 |
following |
Politics / Re: APC Set For Frank Talks As Buhari, Saraki, Dogara, Others Meet Today. by thegoodone2(m): 6:36am On Jul 03, 2015 |
booked. not for sale |
Politics / Re: Suspected Boko Haram Member Attacks Civil Defence Corps Officer In Anambra by thegoodone2(m): 8:57pm On Jul 02, 2015 |
dustydee:How? can we know,it may be of help. if the news said NYSC officer run away because they dont have bomb detector , what will you say? |
Celebrities / Re: Top Ten Richest People In Nigeria 2015 And Net Worth - T.I.N by thegoodone2(m): 8:27pm On Jul 02, 2015 |
They have one thing in common. Business oriented. |
Politics / Re: Buhari's Appointments So Far by thegoodone2(m): 7:00am On Jul 02, 2015 |
dont8:You miss it. Do u know what they call decision making? all tribe must be reprisent and any decision they make will afect u one way or the other. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Suspected Boko Haram Member Attacks Civil Defence Corps Officer In Anambra by thegoodone2(m): 6:23am On Jul 02, 2015 |
dustydee:Not some people is you that are stupid. Dont u know they must have search him before carry him to office. Idiot |
Politics / Re: Ranking Of Nigerian States By Poverty Rates by thegoodone2(m): 3:04pm On Jul 01, 2015 |
Education is d key 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: Step Down, Sagay Advises Saraki, Ndume by thegoodone2(m): 5:06am On Jul 01, 2015 |
When APC give, them ticket they are not Suspect but now that, they disobey the patty order u want crucify them. Carry go saraki. 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: 30 Days: APC Lists 8 Major Achievements Of Buhari by thegoodone2(m): 11:40pm On Jun 30, 2015 |
okay 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Was Adam Truly The First Man On Earth? by thegoodone2(m): 1:16pm On Jun 28, 2015 |
Barnabaseloka:I love this your write up. Just ask him this question again. Why is APE stop tranform to human being? 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Oil Theft: NSCDC To Deploy Drones, Aircraft For Surveillance.. by thegoodone2(m): 6:59am On Jun 23, 2015 |
puregirls:You are a vandal |
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