Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he made a mistake while picking his vice when he ruled as a civilian head of state in 1999.

Obasanjo said this at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State, while fielding questions from secondary school students in a programme.

While interacting with the students, Obasanjo revealed that he had made many “genuine mistakes” in his life; saying, however, that God made him overcome them.

“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,” Obasanjo said.

DAILY POST reports that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, was Obasanjo’s second-in-command from 1999 to 2007.

While in office, the duo of Obasanjo and Atiku disagreed on issues as they went up in arms against each other for years.

Speaking about the second mistake, Obasanjo said he refused an asylum offered to him by the American Embassy when he was about to be arrested by the late former military dictator, General Sani Abacha.

According to Obasanjo, he would have lost his life during the period of his incarceration, but God saved him.

“When Abacha wanted to arrest me, I was told by the American ambassador that they will arrest me and that America has asked that I should be given an asylum. I said no. It could have been a mistake because I could have lost my life.”

The Balogun Owu maintained that God had saved him from many things that could have been a mistake.

On whether the youths could be allowed to rule the nation, Obasanjo expressed worries, stating that youths may never come into power if the current trend in Nigeria continues.

The former president regretted that in spite of the “Not Too Young to Run” campaign, people contesting to rule the nation are between 70 and 80 years old.

“How can the youths run,” he asked, adding that the amount of money involved in going into politics would not allow youths to get to leadership positions.

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We also made a mistake picking you in 1999 as our president.
We made another mistake picking Bubu too.

Right now, we are altogether saying "never again". Affliction shall not rise a second time.

Una good evening.

In a nutshell he's saying WE SHOULD BE OBIDIENT...
And don't vote in one Scam that called himself _atiku cause picking him as vice was an error that we shouldn't make same mistake..

I see why you’ve tried twice as hard to correct the mistakes by not allowing Nigerians to make the same mistakes of 1999

This guy below is just a clown

Atiku is a terrible mistake.....like the guy above

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This is serious

Personally I don’t think Atiku was a mistake, Obj himself was the mistake.

He had the best opportunity to rewrite Nigeria’s history, but selfishness and lack of foresight was his greatest undoing.

For those who will quote me; his achievements in the GSM sector was opportunistic.

Over 5 million youths, including their supporters on this forum reading this post, who are eligible to vote were born between 1999 and 2004, when tinubu was governor, and abubakir was v.p. make una think am well

the repercussions of these mistakes have been transferred to the poor masses.

you’ve eaten well today, plenty fuel in your motorcade and a lifetime of fuel in your generator .

tell us more.

And the mistake shall not be made again. No not in 2023

Baba is stylistically campaigning against Atiku already.

Peter Obi for president.

2023 is time to right the wrongs. Be OBidient.

Eyahh Bad market for AA. Baba will do everything possible within his power to make sure AA will not be GCFR.