Tag Archives: Olusegun Obasanjo

Why I Didn’t Run Against President Obasanjo Back In 2003 – Atiku

On Thursday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar explained why he did not run against the then- President Olusegun Obasanjo in the 2003 election. He said moral principles prevented him from contesting in the Peoples Democratic Party with Mr. Obasanjo. Mr. Atiku responded to remarks from one of the participants at his South-West consultative meeting in Ibadan. […]

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Jonathan drags Obasanjo to rights commission over criminal allegations

President Jonathan Goodluck yesterday submitted himself to the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, for probe over criminal allegations against him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Former President Obasanjo had written an 18-page open letter to Jonathan, accusing him of incompetence, engaging in anti-party activities, ethnicism and training about 1,000 snipers ahead of the 2015 polls. […]

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I was forced to pay a godfather N10m monthly as Anambra governor –Mbadinuju

In an interview with JOHN ALECHENU, a former governor of Anambra State, Chinwoke Mbadinuju, speaks about the controversies during  his administration, godfathers and the inability of the Peoples Democratic Party to form government in the state since he left office. In the interview, Mbadinuju said “There is a godfather who had an arrangement with the military that he […]

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REVEALED: REAL REASONS Why Obasanjo Is Fighting Jonathan

The controversial letter Chief Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to President Goodluck Jonathan has continued to generate ripples with a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Buruji Kashamu alleging that the former president took on the president for selfish reasons. Obasanjo had in an 18-page letter dated December 2, 2013 accused President Jonathan of taking […]

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President Jonathan Responds To Obasanjo’s Letter, Calls It “Provocative” And “Self-Serving”

Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reuben Abati has released a statement concerning the 18-page letter former president Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to the current President. The presidency described the letter as reckless, baseless, unjustifiable and of containing “indecorous charges levied against him and his administration by the former Head of State.” See statement […]

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