Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said the rift between himself and former President, Olusegun Obasanjo is all over, re-iterating that he harbours “no hatred or enmity” against his former boss.
A statement released and signed by the former VP’s Media Office read that he spoke on Tuesday in Abuja when he granted audience to the leaders of the Northern Youth Leaders Forum, a group that recently embarked on a mission to end the rift between the former President and his deputy.
The release stated further that the team, led by Comrade Eliot Afiyo, had weeks ago met former President Obasanjo in Ota, at which event he announced that he had forgiven his former vice president.
He was quoted to have said: “I don’t harbor any grudge against my former boss. Yes, we had disagreements in office. These were mere disagreements. I harbor no hatred or enmity against him or anybody. I never had anything against him and I will never have,” Atiku said while responding to the group.
He explained that in politics, he has opponents, but no enemies. “Politics is not war,” he emphasized.
Atiku thanked the group for successfully brokering peace between him and President Obasanjo, adding that this single effort had marked the leaders of the youth organisation as serious-minded people who are fully prepared to take over the leadership of the country from their seniors.
Meanwhile, Atiku reflected on the current security situation in the country appealing to the Federal Government to take the challenge more seriously. “If we can go to other countries to rid them of these kinds of problems, it shows that we have the capacity to put this one down immediately so that the suffering of the people can be reduced.”
In an earlier speech, chairman of the group, Comrade Afiyo described Atiku as an “honest and forthright leader, a courageous and dogged democrat, a loving and compassionate guardian, an accommodating and caring shepherd and a role model.”
He expressed happiness and satisfaction with the joint decision by both Obasanjo and Atiku to accede to their request to bury the hatchet, adding that this is a development that will go a long way in healing the rift in the country. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Nice one Turaki, We must all learn to disagree and then agree for the
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put first above all other interest be it personal,religious, ethnic or
political.
Peace in Nigeria and safe return of our chibok girls is all we pray for now.
LET'S ALL SAY NO TO BOKO HARAM AND TERRORISM IN NIGERIA!!!
So how will that improve the lifes of our people when two corrupted rulers come together?
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