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Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has described his vice presidential choice in 1999 as a mistake but God save him.
The former president who said he made two mistakes, which included the choice of his ‘number two’ ahead of the 1999 presidential election, and his refusal to accept an asylum when he was told that the late Head of State, Sani Abacha, wanted to arrest him, the action, he said, could have led to his death .
Obasanjo was elected democratically in 1999, and Atiku Abubakar was his vice president.
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The former president who did not mentioned Atiku’s name spoke on his life and achievements both as a military Head of State and as a civilian President.
Obasanjo stated this, while answering questions posed by students from selected secondary schools that participated in the finals of the National Exhibition and Awards organised by Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship.
The event, held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, featured presentations and exhibitions of some products made by students of the participating schools.
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The former president, while interacting with the students during a questions and answers session, said “One 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.
“The second one was when Abacha wanted to arrest me. When he wanted to arrest me, I was told by the American ambassador that they would arrest me and that America had asked that I should be given an asylum. I said ‘No’. It could have been a mistake because I could have lost my life.
“I will say there are many things that could have been a mistake but God saved me from them all.”
