Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Friday that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar should not count on him for support in his latest bid to become the president of Nigeria.
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According to a report by Premiumtimes, Obasanjo hinged his blistering position on the unsavoury corruption perception of Mr Atiku. “How can I be on the same side with Atiku?” Mr Obasanjo asked. “To do what?”
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“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. I do not have personal grudges with anyone. If you do not do well for Nigeria, you do not do well for all of us.”
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It is not a question of working with or not working with an individual. 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.
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Most of you do not understand the way I operate. I know Atiku very well. And I have mentioned my position with Atiku. My position has not changed,” he said.
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On a personal note, he added, “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.
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But “on political ground, my position has not changed. If I support Atiku for a political office other than the one I supported him in the past when I did not know him,” maybe, but not “now that I know him, God will not forgive me.”
Source: IB9ja
