{"id":102362,"date":"2023-01-06T19:37:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=102362"},"modified":"2023-01-06T19:39:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:39:01","slug":"cash-for-endorsement-how-obj-dumped-tinubu-after-collecting-500000-from-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/cash-for-endorsement-how-obj-dumped-tinubu-after-collecting-500000-from-obi\/","title":{"rendered":"Cash for endorsement: How OBJ dumped Tinubu after collecting $500,000 from Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Former President Olusegun Obasanjo dumped the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu after allegedly collecting Five Hundred Thousand Dollars from the the Labour\u00a0Party&#8217;s Peter Obi for the endorsement of his candidature.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pointblanknews.com also learnt that the former president equally collected Two Hundred Thousand Dollars from Tinubu earlier for his endorsement but reneged after he struck a more lucrative deal with Peter Obi.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Before finally settling for Peter Obi, the three top contenders including Tinubu, Obi and the PDP flagbearer, Atiku Abubarkar had visited the former President seeking for his endorsement.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pointblanknews.com reported that President Obasanjo endorsed Atiku for president in 2019 after he admitted that he has forgiven his former vice for some grievances he has against him while in office.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">But shortly after the endorsement, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had traced a huge sum in the bank account linked to the Obasanjo library allegedly deposited by one of Atiku&#8217;s sons. The EFCC established money laundry and had sued the President&#8217;s library including Atiku&#8217;s son.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A source told Pointblanknews.com that Atiku had hoped that the earlier arrangement with Obasanjo is still subsisting and therefore could not muster enough cash when he visited the former president for yet another endorsement.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to the source, &#8220;Atiku could not do much hoping that Baba whom he has paid during the last outing will maintain the earlier arrangement but surprisingly, he collected $200k from Tinubu to give him an endorsement.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;Obasanjo allegedly collected another $500k from Peter Obi, dumped Asiwaju, and quickly wrote a letter endorsing the former Anambra Governor for President.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The source also said that Obasanjo has been unstable with his assurances and would rather go for the highest bidder.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;He abandoned Yar&#8217;Adua when he couldn\u2019t have his way, he abandoned Goodluck Jonathan when he refused to give him N500million for his Obasanjo Library project. 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