Obasanjo denies endorsing Buhari , as PDP exposes Prof Jega's secret meeting with APC

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has denied endorsing any candidate in the forthcoming 2015 presidential election.

This is coming in the wake of reports that the two-time president has endorsed the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress [APC], General Muhammadu Buhari [rtd].

The former president had said during an interview with the Financial Times at a book launch that he will support General Buhari.

However, Obasanjo said that while he supported Buhari, he had not endorsed any candidate.

He maintained that although he said he will support Buhari, he will endorse the candidate with the best credibility.

It could be recalled that news made available to newsmen on Monday said in clear  tones that Obasanjo had endorsed Buhari for Presidency.

In a swift reaction to that, the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] had declared that Obasanjo’s endorsement of Buhari is unfortunate and reminded him [Obasanjo] that he has only one vote to cast, hence is in no position to determine who will win or lose the upcoming presidential elections.

Meanwhile, in another development, the ruling party, PDP yesterday accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, of holding secret meetings with the main opposition party All Progressives Congress (APC), in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE).

PDP also raised three questions for the INEC chairman on the one-sided distribution of the permanent voters’ cards (PVCs), which the ruling party said was skewed in favour of the APC and against states perceived to be pro-President Goodluck Jonathan.

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