
Atiku was vice president from 1999 to 2007, and was the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Daily Independent at the weekend, Bucknor-Akerele , who was elected as deputy to Tinubu on the platform of the defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD) in 1999, said Tinubu sought her support to hijack the party from the leaders so as to use it for his political ambition.
Speaking further, she said her refusal to support Tinubu in his plans was the genesis of her political travails which eventually culminated in her resignation in December, 2002.
Bucknor-Akerele said: “He (Tinubu) did call me and said to me that he thought we should take over the party from the elders, who were the founders of the party.
“When I asked him why he wanted to do that, he said he needed to take control of the party structure because he wanted to be vice president to Atiku Abubakar in 2007.
“I said but how is that possible since Atiku is not a member of our party? We are in Alliance for Democracy (AD) while Atiku belongs to the PDP? He said I shouldn’t worry about that and should just cooperate with him in his plans.
“As a principled person, I refused and that was the genesis of my trouble with him. I believed that we should face governance and that the founders of the party should continue to run the party.”
Bucknor-Akerele also denied the claim that her relationship with Tinubu got strained because of insubordination .
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Sola Ajiboye Omotowo
... and it took you almost 20yrs, to reveal this secret? Madam Kofo, you are a spent drift...
Joseph Idemudia
What does this woman really want? What does she want to gain by revealing a secret of 20 years ago? What is wrong with Tinubu being a Vice President to Atiku if the information is truly correct? Someone should tell this woman to stop this unnecessary gossip.
Isiaq Zakariyah
Politicians always want to make the headlines in order to remain relevant to the people. Without Atiku, has Tinubu not risen today?
Awe Thomson
2007 to 2019.... Mama Abeg face whatever u are into now,this na outdated news. Edison next news or information