The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has disclosed how he saved former President Olusegun Obasanjo in prison.
Speaking with newsmen in an interview, Atiku said he leaked information about an impending injection that could have killed Obasanjo.
According to him, they did the same to late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua. Atiku stated that when he learnt about the plan, he warned Obasanjo not to allow the injection.
“I saved Obasanjo’s life in prison by leaking information about an impending injection that could have killed him.
“They did the same to Yar’Adua, and when I learnt they planned to do it to him, I warned him not to allow the injection.
“Today, he wants the world to hate me because I opposed his third-term ambition,” Atiku said.
News reports that Atiku was Vice President to Obasanjo from 1999 to 2007.