Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has yet again opened up over the estranged relationship between him and his former deputy, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, saying that despite the fact that the latter was corrupt during their regime, he (Obasanjo) had to take him along for his second term in office in 2007 due to expediency. “At that time, politically, I needed to carry him (Atiku) along but then to put him in check,” said Obasanjo. Obasanjo, who said that he was unaware of Atiku’s activities until law enforcement agencies in America alerted his government, however, confessed that he could not in good conscience ask that his deputy be investigated then. He, however, said he could not ignore the calls by the Americans to investigate the ex-vice president, which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) did then. The ex-president added that the allegations by the Americans were justified since Atiku is a fugitive in United States.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:51:52 +0000