During his visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, said that he would continue with the legacies of his former boss’ presidency.
Atiku was Obasanjo’s vice president from 1999- 2007.
Atiku, who described the visit as historic for himself, Obasanjo and the country, said he could not have been what he was today without the wise counsel of his former boss and the opportunity, he offered him to be the vice-president.
He said it was time they worked together so that the country could be repositioned on the path of unity, truth and prosperity.
Describing the day as one of the happiest days of his life, Atiku promised that if he became the president he would continue from where the Obasanjo presidency stopped in 2007.
He said, “This visit is an historic one for both of us and for this country, because, as I have said last Sunday, I paid tribute to him (Obasanjo) because I couldn’t have been what I am today without his wise counsel, without his picking me as his Vice-President for eight years and without the training I got from his tutelage and his leadership.
“I believe the time has come for all of us to work together, to unite and work together, so that this country can be repositioned on the path of unity, truth and prosperity.
“Mr President sir, today is one of the happiest days of my life. As I said a few moments ago up there, after your presidency, we have had three presidents in this country, the only President you have trained is I, and I said I am going to commit my presidency, if I become one, to the continuation of your own presidency and legacy.”
Others at the meeting were Senator Ben Murray Bruce, former governors of Osun and Cross River states, governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and Liyel Imoke, and Director-General, Atiku Campaign Organisation, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, among others.
