Garba Shehu, the spokesman for the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, has claimed that erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo hated his former boss.
He stated this while reacting to Obasanjo’s posthumous appraisal of his principal.
Obasanjo had described the tenure as the worst civil administration in Nigeria.
The former aide said he had already explained why Obasanjo never liked the late head of state in his recent book, ‘According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential Spokesman’s Experience’,
He, however, said that the late former President held Obasanjo in high esteem, adding that they fell out over an unmet demand.
In the book, Shehu alleged that Obasanjo made some demands of Buhari while the latter was president.
He explained, ‘‘There are many around Buhari who hold that the spectacular falling out between him (Buhari) and his superior in the military whom he cherished and much respected, President Olusegun Obasanjo, was on account of the demand, reportedly put to him by Obasanjo, that the contract for the Mambilla Power Project be given to a contractor he preferred.
On this, Buhari politely told the former president to allow him to handle it his own way, following the due process that was in place.”
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