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Keyamo Wonders Why Atiku Would Continue To Beg Obasanjo For Forgiveness

Festus Keyamo

Spokesman of the re-election campaign organization of President Muhammadu Buhari, Barrister Festus Keyamo has wondered why the former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar had continued to beg his former boss, ex President Olusengun Obasanjo for forgiveness instead of presenting evidence that he is not guilty of the allegations of corruption Obasanjo leveled against him.

“However, we are bemused and amused that a character who intends to be President of Nigeria has, for the past eleven years, consistently begged for “forgiveness” from a man who has consistently and unequivocally called him a very corrupt fellow.

“We wonder what type of character would not vigorously confront his accuser with facts to show his innocence, but would rather consistently ask for “forgiveness” from him.

“The desperation to get the endorsement of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo by the PDP and its candidate is a clear sign that they want to return us to our sordid past where a few people decide who should govern us.”

In a statement today, Thursday reacting to Obasanjo’s endorsement of Atiku for the 2019 Presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Pary (PDP), Keyamo recalled that in 2014/2015, President Buhari and his team, out of respect and convention, paid courtesy calls on prominent individuals and statesmen in the course of their campaigns when they visited cities in which these individuals lived.

“However, Nigerians should note that President Buhari was NEVER reported to have groveled and “begged” ANYONE for forgiveness, just to be endorsed as a Presidential candidate. Ultimately, he relied on the people of Nigeria to decide his fate. President Buhari would continue to rely on the endorsement of the people of Nigeria to be re-elected.”

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He asked asked Nigerians not to join ex-President Obasanjo in receiving the curse he personally invoked on himself over Atiku.

He recalled that while denying the claim of Wole Soyinka that he knelt down for Atiku in a desperate bid to secure the PDP ticket for the 2003 poll, Obasanjo had said: “How can I be on the same side with Atiku? To do what? If I support Atiku for anything, God will not forgive me. If I do not know, yes. But once I know, Atiku can never enjoy my support.”

Keyamo added: “interestingly, just a few weeks ago, specifically on the 4th of August, 2018, Chief Obasanjo was widely reported to have said ‘God will NEVER forgive me if I support Atiku for President.’

“Whilst we acknowledge the constitutional right of the ex-president to support anyone of his choice, we draw attention of all God-fearing Nigerians to a character who would use the name of God in vain and in a flip-flop manner in just a matter of weeks. Where is the shame? Where is the honour? Where is the pride?

“When a person invokes the curse of God upon himself if he does a particular thing, like Obasanjo has done, and then deliberately does that particularly thing and calls on Nigerians to follow him to receive his curse, Nigerians must flee in the opposite direction. We urge Nigerians NOT to follow this character to receive the curse he invoked upon himself.”

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