Obasanjo to embark on foreign tour for Atiku

- Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is doing everything possible to ensure Atiku Abubakar's victory in the forthcoming 2019 election

- Obasanjo's aide said the former president will be visiting leading countries and international organisations such as the United States, and the United Nations

- The aide added that Obasanjo will convince the world leaders that Atiku’s presidency will usher in a new dawn for Nigeria and reposition the economy

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo's aide declared that his principal will soon commence foreign trips in his bid to ensure that Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP, wins the forthcoming 2019 election.

Obasanjo’s aide, the former president will be visiting leading countries and international organisations such as the United States, and the United Nations “where he will appeal to them to take special interest in the election, Leadership reports.

Speaking on why Obasanjo has not been visible at the rallies of Atiku as he has always done with former candidates he endorsed, the aide said Obasanjo believes Atiku has the support of Nigerians already.

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“The former president believes Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has national appeal and he is loved by Nigerians. Atiku, a former vice president, is already a known public figure who needs no introduction to Nigerians.

''You can see the show of love to him by Nigerians everywhere he goes. From the youths to the elderly, men and women, Nigerians are yearning for Atiku and they want him to preside over the affairs of the country come May 2019.

“So, there is no need for Baba (Obasanjo) to follow him about on his campaign. Atiku and the PDP can take care of that and from what we are seeing, they are doing a fantastic job.

“As an internationally acclaimed and highly respected former president whose voice carries enormous weight in the international community, Obasanjo’s focus for now is to market Atiku to the international community and convince world leaders that Atiku’s presidency will usher in a new dawn for Nigeria and reposition the economy.

“The APC government having seen Atiku as a threat has made a lot of negative comments about him just to tarnish his image.”

“So, from what I know, the former president will soon embark on foreign trips where he will not only drum up support for Atiku but also appeal to the international community to take special interest in the presidential election, especially after he has gathered that the Buhari administration has perfected plans to rig the election.”

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Kola Ologbondiyan, party’s national publicity secretary, said it will be a good thing for Nigeria if the former president can take the message across the globe.

Ologbondiyan said: “Whatever action is taken by Nigerians on the tenure of President Buhari and even the plot of his self-succession will be welcome. As we speak, President Buhari has demonstrated that he is incompetent and that he does not have the capacity to govern this nation.

“All those angling for his reelection are doing it for selfish purposes and not on the conviction that he has performed well and will do more in the next four years.

“So, if former President Olusegun Obasanjo who is a lover of Nigeria, who is very patriotic and has made tremendous sacrifices for the unity and cohesion of our nation believes that he needs to take this message across the globe, it is all well and good.”

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that Former President Olusegun Obasanjo alleged that leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress will be thrown into hell fire if their records are examined.

The former president said this in an interview with BBC Yoruba. Obasanjo also criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly placing ethnic considerations above nationalism and merits in his appointments.

He said if the president did not trust people from other ethnic groups enough to give them appointments, he should also not ask for their votes in the coming elections.

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