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We will expose you if you don’t retract statement on Atiku – PDP threatens Obasanjo

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The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday threatened to expose former President, Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment that he made a mistake when he picked his Vice President in 1999.
The former president had on Saturday said the choice of his vice president was a huge error when he emerged as president in 1999.
Atiku Abubakar was Obasanjo’s Vice President in 1999.
The former President, who did not mention Atiku in his statement, said it was a mistake he made in good faith but was saved by God.
He said, ā€œOne of the mistakes I made was picking my number two when I wanted to become the President. But because it was a genuine mistake, God saved me.ā€
But the party has now threatened that should Obj fail to make further clarifications on the issue, the party will come hard on him by exposing terrible things about him.
The PDPā€™s Board of Trustees Chairman, Senator Walid Jibril, who made the threat at a press conference in Kaduna on Monday, said although the party has great respect for the former President, it would be disappointing if the statement credited to him, turned out to be true.
Jibril, a Senator said, ā€œI wish to appeal to former President Obasanjo to come out openly to repeat what he has said. Whether or not he was misquoted or meant what was credited to him.
ā€œAlthough he has not debunked what was reported, one can assume that what was quoted to have been said by him is correct, but if he fails to openly come out and say which is correct in 48 hours, you will hear the bombardment and I will have no option but to break the egg and tell the whole world and Nigerians who Obasanjo is.
ā€œThere is no doubt Obasanjo may still be angry with Atiku even after helping him to succeed but perhaps for truncating his third term agenda. In any case, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku is our presidential candidate and I can tell you for sure that he will be the President in 2023 Insha Allah.ā€
On the outcome of the presidential primary and subsequent picking of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as the running mate of Atiku which may have angered Governor Wike, the BoT Chairman disclosed that a high-powered reconciliatory committee would soon be constituted to meet Governor Wike and appeal to him.
ā€œGovernor Wike is a great party man who fought for the party. When the committee is constituted, we will also bring other contestants together. We will go and meet with Governor Wike and appeal to him even if it means kneeling down to beg him,ā€ he said.
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