A former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has again defended his decision to support the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Mr Obasanjo in a statement to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Lagos Island Club said he has been called several names for sticking his neck for his former deputy. A copy of the statement was sent to PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday afternoon. Mr Obasanjo, recently, has come under criticism for publicly supporting Mr Abubakar’s presidential bid despite repeatedly calling him a corrupt person in the past. Mr Obasanjo had in the past described Mr Abubakar as a ‘shameless liar’ and said God would never forgive him if he supports Mr Abubakar’s presidential bid. He has since announced that he has forgiven Mr Abubakar after the intervention of some clerics. THREE REASONS In his Wednesday statement, Mr Obasanjo said he has not retracted his words on Mr Abubakar but that the presidential candidate “has done three...
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