Revealed: Alamiyeseigha Discloses Why Obasanjo Picked Jonathan as Late Yar'Adua's Running Mate

A one time governor of Bayelsa state, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, has claimed that ex-President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo picked Goodluck Jonathan as the running mate of late President YarAdua in the 2007 election because he, Obasanjo, wanted to stop former VP Atiku Abubakar from running for president.

 

The former governor of Bayelsa state said it was part of Obasanjo’s grand plan to stop Alhaji Atiku Abubakar from succeeding him in 2007.

 

The former governor said from the discussions he had with Obasanjo, he knew that Jonathan was going to be the vice president of Nigeria as far back as August 25, 2005.

 

Alamiyeseigha said this while speaking to reporters at his home in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, accordng to Daily Sun.

  

"For Goodluck, I knew that Jonathan was going to be vice president of Nigeria as far back as August 25, 2005.  Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, told me that since  Atiku and I wanted to take his job, that it would be over his dead body; and that unless he died, Atiku cannot be president of Nigeria.

 

"Obasanjo said since Atiku had picked me as his running mate, he would make sure that he dealt with and disgraced us. He said he was going to use my deputy to rubbish me before everybody. So, I knew.” he said