Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that without his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his political career could have ended as the governor of Lagos state.
He made this statement while reacting to the position that President Tinubu came to his rescue following his spat with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, leading to his contesting the presidential election on the platform of Action Congress (AC) in 2007.
Recall that Vice President Kashim Shettima described Atiku and National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu as beneficiaries of Tinubu’s political goodwill.
The vice president made these remarks on Thursday, June 6, during the commissioning of projects.
Reacting to Shettima’s remark, Atiku said he saved President Tinubu’s political career from collapse after his tenure as governor of Lagos state.
Atiku disclosed this via a statement by media adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, shared on his X page on Sunday, June 9.
In another development, a former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, said President Tinubu was the best among all the presidential candidates in the 2023 general election.
He said he has worked with Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but by the benefit of hindsight, Tinubu is the best for the job.
Okupe, during an interview on Channels Televisionâs Politics Today on Friday, June 7, said He added that he supported Obi because they both believed that a Southerner should be the president which led to their exit from the PDP.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
