I’ll reply Atiku in my book – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on
Saturday said he would respond to the
claims made by his erstwhile deputy,
former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar,
on their political relationship, in his
soon-to-be published book.
Abubakar had, in an interview published
in Hausa language by a newspaper,
disclosed that he “blasted” Obasanjo
over his bid to run for a second term
and had argued vehemently with him on
his (Obasanjo’s) bid to go for a third
term.
He also claimed he snubbed Obasanjo,
who had visited his residence to plead
for his support for a second term. He
disclosed that Obasanjo gave him a
Quran to swear as a pledge of his loyalty
to him, during one of their arguments.
When contacted for Obasanjo’s
response to Abubakar’s claims, the
former President’s media aide, Mr.
Vitalis Ortese, simply told one of our
correspondents, “Wait for our book.”
Also, Obasanjo’s Chief of Staff, Mr.
Victor Durodola, said the former
President did not want to respond to
the things Atiku said in the interview.
“There is nothing to respond to. What
was published was taken out of context,
from an interview. He (Atiku) did not
come to say it directly, so it is not
something we can respond. My principal
does not want to respond to it,” he said.
When asked if Atiku’s claims were
correct, Durodola said, “There is nothing
to correct.”