How Obasanjo enriched himself in office Former President Olusegun Obasanjo heavily enriched himself in office, ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s men have claimed in a new book due to be released anytime from now. The book also presents the grim details of how Obasanjo crippled his deputy, Atiku, in office at the height of their disagreement in 2003. According to the authors, Obasanjo who “in 1999 had less than N20, 000 in his bank account” grew to acquire monumental assets. Entitled “Atiku Media Office: The Wars, The Victories,” the book put in perspective the acrimonious relationship between Obasanjo and Atiku while in office. The former vice-president’s spokesman, Mallam Shehu Garba, “and others” authored the book, a copy of which was made available to THISDAY at the weekend. Speaking on Obasanjo’s assets, the authors said: “It is, however, ironic that the same EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission), whose only allegation against Atiku Abubakar is authorisation of placement of deposits in interest-yielding bank accounts, failed to see anything wrong or even curious is a situation where Obasanjo who in 1999 had less than N20,000 in his bank account managed to acquire several highly mechanised multi-million naira farms in all the six geo-political zones of the country; Obasanjo palm oil farms in Calabar; his farm at Oke-Ogun area of Oyo State, the biggest of its kind in Africa; big fish farms in Lanlate and Ota; a big poultry farm in Ibogun and oil palm and estate at Ehuuagie, Rivers State. -
Posted on: Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:47:50 +0000
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