Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied singing the praise of the presidential candidate of APC, Bola Tinubu.
Obasanjo stated that from his experience, only military-trained personnel were good managers of people.
Obasanjo’s denial was issued on Sunday by his spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi.
He stated that he could not have made any remark at the expense of his noble military profession.
A viral WhatsApp message by a group, “National Patriots”, claimed that the retired General described Tinubu as a super politician.
The alleged full WhatsApp message by Obasanjo read: “I am not a politician, I am a decorated Soldier, an Army General.
“If you are looking for a thoroughbred politician of masters class, visit Lagos Bourdillon, there you’ll find one…
“Politics, however, has no permanent friends or enemies. If you remind me about what Bola said about me 4 years ago, have you reminded yourself about what I did to him and his Lagos government about 20 years ago?
“I almost crashed his government and State. No governor or government from 1999 to date could have survived what I did to Bola and Lagos. No One. He survived because he has the magic wand.
“I hope he gets the chance to wave the magic wand over Nigeria,”
Denying the purpoted WhatsApp message,Obasanjo stressed that only individuals trained by the armed forces had the capability to properly manage men and materials.
“I cannot disparage my noble profession for politics that has no formal training. This is false and fake,” he said.