I made mistake picking Atiku as my running mate in 1999 Says Obasanjo

former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, hinted that he made a mistake picking his number two when he wanted to become the nation’s democratically elected president in 1999.

Obasanjo said this on Saturday during questions and answers session at a programme by Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) for selected secondary schools that participated in the final of the National Exhibition and Awards.

At the event held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), the former president said he had made many mistakes in his life, saying his picking of his number two was a  genuine mistake which God made him to overcome.

“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.

“The second one was when Abacha wanted to arrest me. 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 but God saved me from them all,” he added.