Phrank Shaibu, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of repeatedly attacking Atiku whenever a presidential election approaches.
Speaking in an interview with Daily Post on Sunday, Shaibu was responding to Obasanjo’s latest remarks, in which the former president described choosing Atiku as his vice president as the biggest mistake of his political career.
Shaibu said Obasanjo regularly dusts off old grievances and repackages personal bitterness as national interest against Atiku during election seasons.
He argued that history cannot be rewritten through resentment and that personal vendettas cannot replace the truth.
“The pattern you have identified is one that Nigerians can also see. It is difficult to ignore the fact that, as every major election approaches, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo resurfaces with fresh attacks against Atiku Abubakar,” Shaibu said.
He noted that Obasanjo had previously acknowledged Atiku’s contribution to their re-election victory
