A former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba says that former president, Olusegun Obasanjo is desperately envious of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said that Obasanjo would rather choose to support Peter Obi of the Labour Party for presidency because he does not want any Yoruba man to outgrow him.
Garba said this in a tweet on Sunday while reacting to the endorsement of Peter Obi by the former president.
He said, “Envy is an immense disease. I respect & continue to respect General Olusegun Obasanjo. However, I advise him to outgrow his envy of Tinubu at this stage of his life.
“Obasanjo is desperately envious of the rise and shine of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his lost in this one is sure to come.
“It is a well known fact that Obasanjo never wanted any Yoruba man to grow above him while he’s still alive.
“Yet Bola Tinubu, his arch political rival, who dethroned him from South West Politics is about becoming the President of Nigeria. His actions should not surprise you.
“Obasanjo want to remain the only living Yoruba man to use the GCFR title. He never wanted anyone to get that.
“But we’ll promise him one thing, by God’s Grace, we’ll be inviting him to the swearing-in ceremony of Tinubu on May 29, 2023 as commander in chief and GCFR, insha Allah.
He added that come the 2023 elections, Obasanjo will be retired just as much as Babachir Lawal.
“At certain point in one’s life, once you refuse to retire when the ovation was loud, you’ll find yourself neck deep into confusion that’ll ultimately retire you into oblivion.
“A case of Babachir endorsing Peter Obi is same with Obasanjo. I wish them both a happy retirement.