The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has opened up on some intrigues involving him, President Bola Tinubu, and former President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2007.
Atiku disclosed that he asked Obasanjo to enable Tinubu management Lagos State in 2003 as a result of PDP took over your entire Southwest.
He insisted that Tinubu labored for the late President Umar Yar’Adua, stressing that he received his major election held in Lagos in 2007 on benefit.
The PDP 2023 flag bearer disclosed this throughout his world press convention to tackle the Chicago State University saga in Abuja on Thursday.
According to Atiku: “Tinubu didn’t support me in 2007, at the primaries held in Lagos, I won on merit. He later sent people to me so he can be my running mate but I don’t like Muslim Muslim ticket, till date, I will never support it.
“In 2007, Tinubu worked for Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to win.
“Whereas I was the one who asked OBJ, in 2003, to leave Lagos State for him, we took all other South-West states but we deliberately left Lagos for Tinubu, unfortunately, he supported Yar’Adua against me.”
