Obasanjo is boss of bosses, says Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo as the boss of bosses in the Nigerian political space .
Jonathan said any “ politician who ignores Obasanjo does so at its own peril , ” advising ex - Vice- President Atiku Abubakar to find a way of courting his former boss, if he (Atiku ) must realise his presidential ambition .
He maintained that it would be impossible for Atiku to realise his presidential ambition on the platform of the All Progressives Congress .
According to Jonathan , Atiku’ s chances of becoming President in 2019 would be bright if he contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party .
He , however , stressed that Atiku must do everything to get Obasanjo ’ s endorsement , who , he said , had the magic wand and remained respected home and abroad .
Jonathan was quoted as saying this in an interview he recently granted the
Ovation Magazine , published by Dele Momodu.
“ He (Atiku ) can ’ t get the APC ticket . If Atiku gets our party ( PDP) ticket , he would compete well, ” Jonathan reportedly said .
“ He ’ s always a passionate politician . But he would have to reach out to our boss , Baba OBJ , the boss of all bosses .
“ We ’ ve all learnt at different times that you ignore OBJ at your own peril . OBJ has the magic wand, respected at home and abroad , ” Jonathan said .
Atiku, who served as Vice- President during Obasanjo ’ s eight years administration , fell out with his former boss towards the end of the administration .
The rift was believed to have stemmed from Atiku’ s antagonism to Obasanjo ’ s alleged third - term bid .
Atiku had recently said given the chance to lead the country, he would fight corruption even better than President Muhammadu Buhari , who enjoys public opinion as a man of integrity and hater of corruption.
Atiku lashed out at those he said were regurgitating corruption allegations against him , without bringing any proof forward.
He said , “ It is sickening to continue to regurgitate allegations of corruption against me by people who have failed to come forward with a single shred of evidence of my misconduct while in office .
“ Despite previous desperate efforts to link me with corruption, the William Jefferson trial in the United States ended in 2009 without indicting me or linking me to corrupt activities, ” Atiku added .