Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that he saved former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s life while both men were in prison.
Atiku made the disclosure during an interview with journalists, alleging that he leaked information about an injection allegedly planned to kill Obasanjo.
According to him, a similar attempt was made against the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, whom he also claimed to have warned after learning about the alleged plan.
“I saved Obasanjo’s life in prison by leaking information about an impending injection that could have killed him,” Atiku said.
He added that he warned Obasanjo not to accept the injection after learning about the alleged plan.
Atiku, who served as Obasanjo’s vice president from 1999 to 2007, also accused the former president of turning against him because of his opposition to Obasanjo’s third-term bid.
“Today, he wants the world to hate me because I opposed his third-term ambition,” Atiku said.
