Former President Obasanjo restated that he since forgiven Alhaji Abubakar, but said even with the action, he had been called names by some people. “Atiku never claimed to be a saint and I never described him as such. “Secondly, a leader must be honest to himself and to the people he serves or he wants to serve. Atiku accepts responsibility for his mistakes, shows remorse and seeks forgiveness from his political party and subsequently from Nigerians. If anybody blames me for forgiving Atiku, I leave such a person with God Almighty, especially as both Christian and Islamic clerics joined Atiku to visit me to seek forgiveness.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 30, 2019 19:29 UTC