Senator Pius Ayim, a former Nigerian Senate President, has stated that he has no resentment towards former President Olusegun Obasanjo. ayokinews.com reports
He did, however, praised the former Nigerian leader for being focused and committed in his endeavors.
During an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, the former Senate President stated, “I had no personal issue with (former) President Obasanjo.”
“(Former) President Obasanjo was a very outstanding President Nigeria ever had. President Obasanjo was focused and determined in all that he wanted to do.”
Anyim, who represented Ebonyi South in the Senate, took over as President in August 2000 after Chuba Okadigbo was impeached – during Obasanjo’s presidency.
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In an interview with Channels Television, the former Senate President insisted that he and Obasanjo were not at odds.
“We had a little disagreement, and it was the National Assembly and the Executive; not Pius Ayim and (former) President Obasanjo. What brought about the problem was a motion moved by Senator Idris Abubakar from Gombe, it wasn’t a motion moved by me,” he explained.
“It was the action taken in the Senate that the former President was reacting to, and it was friction between National Assembly and the Executive.”
“Of course, being the head of the legislature, I cannot run away from it; I was leading the legislature and he (Obasanjo) was leading the Executive on the other hand, but there was nothing personal.”
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