Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has knocked ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar; former Senate President Bukola Saraki; Governor Aminu Tambuwal; former governor Peter Obi over their comments that some youths groups bought forms for their presidential bids.
Abubakar, Saraki,Tambuwal and Obi were among the aspirants who have indicated interest to vie for the presidency on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
They said their nomination and expression of interest forms were bought for them by different youth groups.
Speaking in Lagos during a colloquium with the theme, “The African Christian Leadership: Radical Transformation in Unsettled Times” to mark the 61st birthday of Pastor Itua Ighodalo, Obasanjo said the affected aspirants were taking Nigerians for a ride by lying over the nomination forms in a report by the Daily Trust.
He said, “Today, they are paying N40m. Some of them (aspirants) even said it is some youths who bought it for them. In fact anybody who would come out to tell you such a lie, you shouldn’t vote for him. Which youths gathered N40m? If you want to buy it, buy it and tell us. You don’t need to lie to us.”
The former President said the problems confronting Nigeria at the moment can only be surmounted by good leadership, noting that Nigeria needed a change of leadership.
