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Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir el- Rufai, has alleged a plot by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from winning the 2011 election.
The alleged plot, according to El-Rufai in his memoirs The Accidental Public Servant, was based on the ex-President’s perception of Jonathan as a weak leader.
El-Rufai calls the scheme an “interesting move” to stop Jonathan. Obasanjo’s preference, he says, was a joint ticket of General Muhammadu Buhari of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Okonjo-Iweala also served in the Obasanjo government in the same capacity. The book, which is due for public presentation this week in Abuja, has become a hot cake. But for security reasons, its pre-launch circulation has been restricted to a select few.
The ex-Minister, who enjoyed the confidence of the former President and was one of his trusted aides, said of the alleged plot: “The period between 15th January and the deadline for submission of nominations by political parties to INEC had its own version of intrigues. Pastor Bakare had not immediately accepted the offer to be running mate, but the media was awash with speculations that Buhari had chosen him.
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SOURCE: #TheNation
#INEC #OkonjoIweala #Buharo #El-Rufai #Bakare #Obasanjo
The alleged plot, according to El-Rufai in his memoirs The Accidental Public Servant, was based on the ex-President’s perception of Jonathan as a weak leader.
El-Rufai calls the scheme an “interesting move” to stop Jonathan. Obasanjo’s preference, he says, was a joint ticket of General Muhammadu Buhari of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Okonjo-Iweala also served in the Obasanjo government in the same capacity. The book, which is due for public presentation this week in Abuja, has become a hot cake. But for security reasons, its pre-launch circulation has been restricted to a select few.
The ex-Minister, who enjoyed the confidence of the former President and was one of his trusted aides, said of the alleged plot: “The period between 15th January and the deadline for submission of nominations by political parties to INEC had its own version of intrigues. Pastor Bakare had not immediately accepted the offer to be running mate, but the media was awash with speculations that Buhari had chosen him.
Click here to read more
SOURCE: #TheNation
#INEC #OkonjoIweala #Buharo #El-Rufai #Bakare #Obasanjo
