The recent blame game between the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, took a new twist, on Sunday, with the latest jab coming from the former vice president’s camp.
The heated exchanges started after Atiku’s interview that was aired on ARISE TV on Friday.
The PDP candidate had said in 2007, Tinubu wanted to be his running mate in 2007 but he rejected it over Muslim-Muslim ticket.
But Tinubu responded saying Atiku actually lobbied him to be his Vice-Presidential candidate in 2007.
“The major accusation made by Asiwaju Tinubu is that the Waziri Adamawa offered him the opportunity of being his running mate in 2007, which means that the former Vice President was not then mindful of Nigeria’s religious and ethnic diversity, making his statements during the Arise TV interview hypocritical.
“We would not say that Bola Tinubu has lied. Rather, it is our desire to give him the benefit of the doubt, and believe that his memory may not be what it used to be.
“Nigerians may want to note that on 14 September, 2005, the then US Consul General, Brian L. Browne, drafted a memo, leaked via Wikileaks, wherein he stated that Bola Tinubu was scheming to be a running mate to either Atiku Abubakar or Muhammadu Buhari.
