{"id":4256,"date":"2019-02-09T18:04:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T18:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=4256"},"modified":"2019-02-09T18:04:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T18:04:05","slug":"2019-presidency-tinubu-calls-obasanjo-greatest-election-rigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/2019-presidency-tinubu-calls-obasanjo-greatest-election-rigger","title":{"rendered":"2019 presidency: Tinubu calls Obasanjo greatest election \u2018rigger\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has described ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo as the greatest \u2018election rigger\u2019 in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Tinubu said this at the presidential rally of the ruling party in Lagos at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cWhen he was asked, Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua admitted that the election which brought him into office was rigged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho conducted that election? Obasanjo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObasanjo is the greatest election rigger in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dignitaries present at the event include the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, National Leader of APC, Chief Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande, APC Lagos Governorship Candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu, Gov. Atiku Bagudu, Gov. Abiola Ajimobi, Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Kebbi, Oyo and Ekiti states, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has described ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo as the greatest \u2018election rigger\u2019 in Nigeria. Tinubu said this at the presidential rally of the ruling party in Lagos at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Saturday. 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