Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday described his decision to choose former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as his running mate in the 1999 presidential election as the greatest mistake of his political career.
Obasanjo made the remark in Lagos during a fireside chat with Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, at the unveiling of the Charly Boy Foundation and the launch of his memoir, ‘999: A Memoir in Tribute to Late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.
Obasanjo and Atiku were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 1999 and served as president and vice president until 2007.
Reflecting on his years in office, the former president said with the benefit of hindsight, he would not have selected Atiku as his vice-presidential candidate.
