The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flagbearer
for the 2023 general elections, Bola Tinubu, had on February 9, 2019, called
the former President, Olusegun Obasanjo “the greatest election rigger” in the
country.
The former Lagos State governor made the claim while
accusing Obasanjo of rigging the 2007 presidential election which brought Late
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua into power as Nigerian president.
Asiwaju, who made the assertion during a presidential rally
of the ruling party at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos State, alleged that
Yar’Adua admitted being rigged into office before he died.
He said: “When he was asked, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua admitted
that the election which brought him into office was rigged.
“Who conducted that election? Obasanjo. Obasanjo is the greatest
election rigger in this country.”
Meanwhile, the APC national leader on Wednesday visited the
ex-president over his 2023 presidential ambition.
Tinubu, who is seeking the support of Obasanjo to succeed
President Muhammadu Buhari come 2023, met the former president behind
closed-doors at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta,
Ogun State.
In a tweet after the meeting, Tinubu expressed gratitude to
Obasanjo and the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun for the fantastic welcome
accorded him during the visit.
He wrote: “My gratitude to former President Obasanjo,
Governor Dapo Abiodun and the great people of Ogun State for the fantastic
welcome. Thank you.”
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