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.says he neither misled anyone nor acted in bad faith
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has responded to former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, over claims that he deceived leaders of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) during the political realignments leading to the 2003 general elections, insisting that he neither misled anyone nor acted in bad faith.
In a lengthy letter dated July 23, 2026, titled “Reply to Your Inaccurate Posture: ‘How Obasanjo Deceived Us in 2003′”, Obasanjo described Osoba’s account, published in The Legal Observer on July 20, as “farfetched” and riddled with inaccuracies, omissions and misconceptions.
The former President took particular exception to Osoba’s allegation that he deceived Yoruba political leaders, insisting that his political engagements had always been guided by openness and national interest.
“I take strong and serious objection to your calling me a deceiver because I deceived nobody. I always presented
