Ali Baba, the ace comedian, has revealed political strategies he claims were shared with him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on how to become Nigeria’s president.
In an interview on Outside The Box, the 59-year-old
entertainer said Obasanjo allegedly shared the strategies with him via chat
because he thought he was venturing into politics and wanted to guide him.
Ali Baba claimed that Obasanjo emphasised the importance of
gaining the support of seven governors, including the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN) governor, to clinch the presidential seat.
“I was speaking with Obasanjo one time, and he listed some things that are necessary in politics,” the comedian said while picking up his phone to show proof that he documented his conversation with the former president.
“He thought I was going into politics, so he was happy I was
talking to him about politics. He said ‘Ali, I’m happy you are catching up with
politics, but you still have a lot to learn about how governors and presidents
are selected’.
“He said ‘you need seven governors to win an election.
Lagos, Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers, Kano, Kaduna and the CBN governor’. Then I said
‘Kano and Kaduna don’t have money,’ he said ‘that is for the numbers’…
“You need 44 of the most popular senatorial districts.”
The comedian, born Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, also alleged
that Obasanjo mentioned the key tasks to be accomplished in the first term to
increase the chances of being re-elected.
“You need to have awarded 10 contracts and 15% of that
contract can give you a marginal impact at the polls. And you must award this
contract in your first year of assumption of office,” he said.
“If you don’t do that, then, you can’t ask the people for anything
because when you give them at the first year of your getting into office, when
it’s time for elections you just tell them ‘Do you want to continue this
contract or not’.”
Ali said Obasanjo emphasised the importance of making
strategic appointments, including “the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN),
controller-general of customs, head of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company
(NNPC), inspector-general of police (IGP), and CBN governor”.
The comedian said Obasanjo allegedly advised on steering
clear of corrupt governors who are “loaded” and can be “financially useful when
needed”.
“He said you must name your CJN, IGP, controller general of
customs, head of the NNPC, CBN governor, and you must suspend pending cases of
corrupt past governors who are loaded,” he added.
“Don’t forget that those guys have war chests that they are
just sitting and waiting for who they want to align with. No matter how much
EFCC milks from them, they still have plenty.
“These are people who were sitting on a monthly federal
allocation. Don’t forget that some states that when they get their federal
allocation, they don’t touch it.
“They actually add to it because their state’s internally
generated revenue is higher than what the federal government gives to them.
“So if the federal government gives them N3, they can add N4
to it and spend N7. When they leave office, EFCC can’t come looking for them
because they added money to what the federal government gave them, but you see
that internally generated revenue that is their sweat as it is called, it is
their money, they generated it themselves. They can determine what they want to
do with it.”
Ali Baba alleged that Obasanjo highlighted the importance of
securing support from key figures, including foreign countries, the wealthy,
religious leaders, and bloggers.
According to him, “he also advised infiltrating opposition
parties and strategically influencing delegates by offering incentives to
ensure loyalty during elections”.
“This is the meaty part of it, he says ‘Get US or China
support because of their businesses in your country, they would support,” he
said.
“Get National Association of Nigerian Students, market
women, National Union of Road Transport Workers. Unsettle the organized labour.
Get 10 of the richest Nigerians on your side. Infiltrate your opposition party
and let them decamp for elections.
“So let me explain. You have your party and I want to
infiltrate the party. I will send my people to leave my own party and join your
own party before the elections. So when the time of election comes, they will
then disrupt the whole thing.
“They will probably be the ones they will put in charge of
electioneering campaign and you won’t know that the reason they decamped was to
make sure that your own campaign doesn’t succeed. So when you are planning,
they inform their original party.
“Obasanjo continued saying infiltrate the opposition party,
but delegates one year before your congress.
“So I asked how do you buy delegates then he said “you know
who and who that would be selected as delegates, give two of his daughters job
in the bank, give another’s wife a shop, sponsor another’s trip to Hajj so when
the time for election comes and you say this is the person I’m supporting, they
won’t mess up because of what you have done.
“While some people are trying to raise money to give
dollars, you already have bought their loyalty since. Have a hand in appointing
all parties’ chairmen.
“Secure INEC and state rec, blogs, social media, religious
leaders, royal fathers, appointment of board of chairman and DGs. Get four
constitutional lawyers on retainship.”
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