Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has refuted a statement in which he was quoted to have described Senator Ifeanyi Araraume as corrupt and incapable of chairing the board of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited.
In a statement signed on his behalf by his lawyer, Dr Tunji Abayomi, the former President said he would never make a statement without reflecting on its consequences.
He insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari “as a sitting President has the prerogative to appoint anyone he thinks can help him realise the objectives of his Government.”
The former President said that his preoccupation was to advance ideas that could help Nigeria attain greater heights in all facets and not to talk about individuals.
He stated that while he would not talk about people, but issues, he would also expect a turn around in the economy in the overall interest of all Nigerians.
President Obasanjo wished Senator Araraume and the other members of the Board, the best in their national assignment.
The statement was issued in response to unsubstantiated claims by Senator Araraume’s political opponents who had claimed in several social media reports that former President Obasanjo had condemned Araraume’s appointment as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC).
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