Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has rejected claims by former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, that he “deceived” South-West leaders in 2003, describing Osoba’s account as “far-fetched” and full of omissions.
Obasanjo, on Thursday, in a letter addressed to Osoba in response to his article, “How Obasanjo Deceived Us in 2003,” published online, took “strong and serious objection” to being called deceitful.
The former president traced his entry into politics to 1999, revealing that he was approached by multiple groups after his release from prison, including one led by the late Chief Bola Ige and another by Martins Kuye.
He said he embarked on nationwide consultations with leaders across the South-West, North and East before joining the PDP.
“There are many things you got wrong and many things you omitted, advertently or inadvertently, in your write-up carried in The Legal Observer of July 20, 2026. Your presentation in your write-up was far-fetched, to put it mildly.
“But before I go further, I take strong and serious objection to your calling me deceitful because I deceived nobody. I always presented my case and all issues as I had them and as I understood them, no matter whose ox is gored. There were issues you did not know or understand because, as you pointed out, they were above your head. They were handled by your elders in the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and Afenifere.
“And there were issues that you governors of the South-West kept away from me which normally should be
