PDP gives Obasanjo 48 hours ultimatum to withdraw his comments on Atiku, or else

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given 48 hour ultimatum to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, to make clarifications on his recent comments on regret choosing Atiku Abubakar as vice-presidential candidate.

MOUTHPIECE NGR observes that the former army general had confessed that choosing Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as a running mate in 1999 was one of his lifetime mistakes.

“One thing that has happened to me is that God has never disappointed me and that is very important. For instance, one of the mistakes I made was picking a number two when I was going to become president,” Obasanjo said.

Atiku, the presidential candidate of the PDP for the 2023 election, was the vice-president to Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007.

The Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Walid Jibrin, while addressing newsmen on Monday, in Kaduna, said Obasanjo should make clarifications on his statement within 48 hours.

“I wish to appeal to former President Olusegun Obasanjo to come out openly to repeat what he has said, whether or not he was misquoted or meant what was credited to him.

“Although, he has not debunked what was reported, one can assume that what was quoted to have been said by him is correct, but if he fails to openly come out and say which is correct in 48 hours, you will hear the bombardment and I will have no option but to break the egg and tell the whole world and Nigerians who is Obasanjo.

“There is no doubt Obasanjo may still be angry with Atiku even after helping him to succeed but perhaps becuase he truncated his third term agenda, in any case, Alhaji Abubakar Atuku is our presidential candidate and I can tell you for sure that he will be the President in 2023 insha Allah,” Jibrin said.