How Obasanjo used me to plot Yar’Adua’s presidential victory – Fayose
29 September 2017 |
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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State says God has destined him to lead Nigeria - disclosing that late President Yar'Adua was not willing to run but destiny selected him through former Obasanjo with him acting as a mastermind.
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