Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has claimed that he saved former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s life while the latter was in prison.
Atiku made the claim during an interview with newsmen, alleging that he leaked information about a plan to administer an injection to Obasanjo that could have resulted in his death.
According to the former vice president, a similar method had allegedly been used against the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, prompting him to warn Obasanjo against accepting the injection.
“I saved Obasanjo’s life in prison by leaking information about an impending injection that could have killed him,” Atiku said.
“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,” he added.
Obasanjo was imprisoned by the military government of General Sani Abacha in 1995 after being convicted of alleged involvement in a coup plot. He was released in 1998 following Abacha’s death.
Atiku served as Obasanjo’s vice president between 1999 and 2007. Their political relationship later became strained, particularly over Obasanjo’s reported attempt to secure a third term in office.
