Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he made a mistake in his choice of vice president.
This, he said, was one of two mistakes he made in his life.
The octogenarian said that the second mistake was his refusal to accept an asylum when he was told that the late Head of State, Sani Abacha, wanted to arrest him.
He said that he could have died as a result of the second mistake.
Obasanjo said these while answering questions posed by students from selected secondary schools that participated in the final of the National Exhibition and Awards organised by Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
While not mentioning Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who served as his vice president from 1999 to 2007, Obasanjo said that the mistake was made in good faith.
“One of the mistakes I made was picking my number two when I wanted to become the President. But because it was a genuine mistake, God saved me.
“The second one was when Abacha wanted to arrest me. When Abacha wanted to arrest me, I was told by the American ambassador that they would arrest me and that America had asked that I should be given an asylum. I said no. It could have been a mistake because I could have lost my life.
“I will say there are many things that could have been a mistake but God saved me from them all,” Obasanjo said.
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