Even though he just emerged as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has began romancing his friends and enemies.
While delivering his acceptance speech after he was officially declared winner of the primary with 1,532 votes to Aminu Tambuwal’s 693, Atiku thanked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for picking him as his Vice President in 1999, saying without this, he could never have become the PDP presidential candidate today.
Two months ago, Obasanjo had said:
“How can I be on the same side with Atiku? 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. 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.
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.â€
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Despite having knowledge of Obasanjo’s perception of him, Atiku said on Sunday while accepting to be PDP candidate:
“Finally, on a personal note, I wouldn’t have been standing where I am today if my former boss, President Olusegun Obasanjo, had not made me his Vice President.
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“Under his tutelage, I learnt quite a lot, and I believe the experience I have got is going to impact on how I eventually govern this country. I wish to pay my personal tribute to him.â€
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