In this interview with ENIOLA AKINKUOTU, a former Political Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr. Akintola Osuntokun, speaks about his time in the Presidency as well as the 2015 general elections.
How is your relationship with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo?
My relationship with him is good, it is cordial.
Not long ago, Obasanjo wrote an open letter about some things he was not impressed with in the President Goodluck Jonathan administration. Now, you’re openly supporting Jonathan for a second term. Who do you think is right between the two?
That is a difficult question and as far as I see, it is a bit sensational. Look, I am over 50 years old and I should be able to make my own decisions independently. That does not mean that the relationship that I have with the ex-President is any less cordial on
account of that. I disagree with my own dad and uncles, so, it has nothing to do with my relationship. In any case, remember I was his adviser. On who is right between the two you know the buck stops on the President’s
table. He is the President of
Nigeria today and in that position, he is exposed to criticism, condemnation and things like that and President Obasanjo knows that he held the position before and how he was the butt of criticism. A lot of criticisms were unfair.