{"id":287325,"date":"2023-09-05T13:21:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T12:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=287325"},"modified":"2023-09-05T13:21:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T12:21:44","slug":"why-i-picked-yaradua-as-my-successor-obasanjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/05\/why-i-picked-yaradua-as-my-successor-obasanjo\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I picked Yar&#8217;Adua as my successor \u2013 Obasanjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Many had opined that Obasanjo knew about Yar&#8217;adua&#8217;s health challenges but still picked him to occupy the highest office in the land<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reacting, Obasanjo said Yar&#8217;adua was certified medically fit to become the president and he didn&#8217;t appoint him because he knew he would eventually die in office<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has made some clarifications over the controversy that trailed his selection of former president, Umar Yar&#8217;dua, as his successor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/09\/05\/why-nigerias-refineries-will-never-function-obasanjo\/\">Obasanjo<\/a> was Nigeria&#8217;s first executive president upon the return to democratic rule in 1999. He left office in 2007 after the end of his second term.<\/p>\n<p>He was succeeded by Yar&#8217;dua, who was the former governor of kastina state. Yar&#8217;adua, however, died in office in 2010 after a protracted illness plunging the country into a constitutional crisis at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo has been blamed in some quarters for the fate that befell Yar&#8217;adua and the crisis engendered by the leadership lacuna in the aftermath of his death.<\/p>\n<p>Many opined that Obasanjo knew about Yar&#8217;adua&#8217;s health challenges but still picked him to occupy the highest office in the land.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a recent interview with TheCable, Obasanjo said Yar&#8217;adua was certified medically fit to become the president and he didn&#8217;t appoint him because he knew he would eventually die in office.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not being an insider in his government, Obasanjo said he supported Yar&#8217;adua to become his successor because of his enviable character and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo said &#8220;See, I set up a committee headed by Dr Olusegun Agagu, of blessed memory, to search for a successor. They considered many names and did an extensive assessment on all of them. They made their recommendation. Umaru was top on the list.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Their biggest argument in his favour was that he had integrity and would not steal. The issues concerning his health were raised and I gave his medical reports to an expert for an opinion. Umaru\u2019s name was redacted so that the expert would not know who it was and why I was seeking his opinion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After assessing the reports, he said the patient appeared to have done a kidney transplant and if that was the case, there was nothing to worry about and he would be as healthy as any other person. That was it. All insinuations that I knew he was going to die and that was why I supported him to be president were false. 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