Former Political Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem
Baba-Ahmed, on Thursday disclosed said Atiku Abubakar was one of the busiest
Vice Presidents in Nigeria’s history.
Baba-Ahmed, however, said Atiku became redundant during the
second term of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.
In an interview on TVC, he noted that Nigerian Presidents
usually pick good Vice Presidents but they (Vice Presidents) become redundant
while in office.
He said: “Our Presidents pick very good people to become
their deputies and they become redundant.
“In his first term, Atiku was one of the busiest VP we ever
had but in his second term he wasn’t.
“Obasanjo became a President, his background was military
and he had a politician – Atiku was actually elected as a governor in Adamawa
State but had to give up his governorship to become a Vice President.”
Baba-Ahmed disclosed that the former Vice President is an
exposed and hardened politician.
He said Obasanjo initially saddled Atiku with huge
responsibilities during their first term but things changed during their second
term.
Baba-Ahmed added: “He (Atiku) was an exposed, hardened
politician who knew the system and Obasanjo delegated a huge amount of responsibilities
to him and I think he did competently well.
“But somewhere along the line, within the first and second
term, I think something happened that affected their relationship and he ended
up being a very idle Vice President for the rest of the second term.
“The politics of managing the Vice President’s office is
very complex, too many people read meanings into it and for me it boils down to
the disposition of the President, the chemistry between the President and the
Vice President, and sometimes, it’s up to the mischief of people close to the
President.”
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Yes because OBJ trusted him but what did he do? he planned a democratic coup against his boss. In OBJ second tenure he corrected the mess , by strangling the VP office which later became the new norm. He is the reason every other VP is idle
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