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YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PERFORM BETER THAN BUHARI! Obasanjo endorses Atiku after reconciliatory meeting

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October 11, 2018

Elder statesman, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has endorsed the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and also said that he has the capacity to perform better than President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019.

Obasanjo said this during a closed-door meeting with Atiku held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Complex on Thursday.

Also at the meeting was the Bishop of the Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel), David Oyedepo; Islamic cleric, Ahmed Gumi; and the Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah.

Obasanjo said that Atiku understands the economy better and his business experience will make his administration business-friendly and boost the economy and provide jobs.

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The former president further said that he has forgiven his former vice wholeheartedly while describing him as “president to be.”

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Obasanjo said based on what transpired at the meeting, he believed that Atiku now has “a contrite heart” and has shown remorse.

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“From what I personally know of you, you have the capacity to perform better than the incumbent. You surely understand the economy better; you have business experience, which can make your administration business-friendly and boost the economy and provide jobs.

“You have better outreach nationally and internationally and that can translate to better management of foreign affairs. You are more accessible and less inflexible and more open to all parts of the country in many ways.

“As Pastor Bakare, one-time running mate of the incumbent President said, “You are a wazobia man.” And that should help you in confronting the confrontable and shunning nepotism.

“As you know, along the road to where you are today, many leaders and ordinary people cooperated and overtly and covertly worked hard. On your behalf, I thank them all. May their coast continue to be expanded.

“And when you become Nigerian President which, Insha-Allah, you will be, remember what we did together in government – we ran an administration by Nigerians for all Nigerians where merit and performance count more than blood relationship, friendship or kith and kin. Although some time and ground have been lost, you should endeavour to start from where we stopped and recover some lost ground, if not time.

“Please uphold truth, integrity, principles, morality and fight corruption, crimes and insurgency. The fundamental law of the land, our constitution must be scrupulously defended.

“I make one demand and one demand on you today, I need you to say before God and man that you will always remain irrevocably committed to upholding ALL the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the whole country will remain your single indivisible constituency, “Obasanjo said.