Picking Atiku as running mate biggest mistake of my life – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described his prime of erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar arsenic his moving mate successful the 1999 statesmanlike predetermination arsenic the biggest mistake of his governmental career.

Obasanjo made the remark successful Lagos during a fireside chat with seasoned entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly known arsenic Charly Boy, astatine the unveiling of the Charly Boy Foundation and the motorboat of his memoir, 999: A Memoir successful Tribute to Late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.

The erstwhile president and Atiku were elected connected the level of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) successful 1999 and served unneurotic arsenic president and vice president until 2007.

Reflecting connected his clip successful office, Obasanjo said that, successful hindsight, helium would not person selected Atiku arsenic his vice-presidential candidate.

“I would accidental the top mistake I made was picking Atiku Abubakar arsenic my vice president successful 1999,” Obasanjo said.

 He, however, noted “that helium harbours nary bitterness implicit the eventual breakdown of their relationship, adding that the challenges arisin...