Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied allegations that he gave N5 million to former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, to initiate impeachment proceedings against former President Olusegun Obasanjo during their time in office.
Atiku, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said he could not have orchestrated any impeachment plot against Mr Obasanjo under whom he served as number two man in the country.
The former vice president denied the allegation in a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu..
Mr Obasanjo had, on Thursday, in a letter responding to comments by a former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, on the political developments preceding the 2003 general election, alleged that Atiku gave Mr Na’Abba N5 million to commence impeachment proceedings against him during his first term in office.
The former president also alleged that his deputy attempted to persuade the late speaker to compel him to serve only one term as president.
