African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has claimed that he saved former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s life while they were both in prison by exposing an alleged plot to inject him with a substance that could have killed him.
Atiku disclosed this during an interview with journalists, saying he leaked information about the planned injection after learning of the alleged plot against Obasanjo.
The former Vice President alleged that a similar method had been used against the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, adding that he warned Obasanjo not to accept the injection when he became aware of the plan.
“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,” Atiku said.
Atiku, who served as Vice President under Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007, also accused the former President of turning against him because of his opposition to Obasanjo’s third-term ambition.
“Today, he wants the world to hate me because I opposed his third-term ambition,” he added.
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