June 12: 'I Won 1999 Presidential Poll, Military Imposed Obasanjo For Fears of Scrutiny' Says Olu Falae
By: Olufemi Orunsola
The Former Presidential Candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the 1999 General polls, Chief Olu Falae, has insisted that he won the 1999 presidential poll, which saw former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo declared as Nigeria’s President.
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports as gathered that Chief Falae, made the claim while speaking on a television programme, claiming that instead of declaring him as the winner of the poll, the military allegedly installed former President Olusegun Obasanjo because he was a retired Army general.
Chief Falae, who was also a former SGF, explained that the result was confirmed to “him by the late Ambassador Antonio Oladeinde Fernandez,” who reportedly saw the results in the possession of American officials.
He insisted that the military wanted someone who would shield them from scrutiny, hence the choice of Obasanjo as winner of the 1999.
According to him, the military was not comfortable with the idea of handing over power to a thoroughbred civilian as the president in order not to subject them to scrutiny.
“I have no doubt in my mind, and most Nigerians have no doubts, whatsoever, it was I that they voted for."
He further affirmed that, he was prepared for the task of governing the country saying, "I was ready to govern. I had spent my life in public and private service without blemish. I was better prepared."
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