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Growing Distrust Between Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Leads VP to Cancel Executive Council.

Asia Africa Intelligence Wire

| September 05, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From P.M. News (Nigeria) - AAGM)

Byline: Philipson Abah

The real reason why Vice President Atiku Abubakar refused to preside over the Federal Executive Council meeting yesterday, following President Obasanjo's one-week annual leave has emerged.

Though the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President, Onukaba Adinoyi-Ojo issued a press statement, giving reason for the cancellation of the FEC, P.M.News exclusively gathered that the vice president refused to preside over the meeting because of growing distrust between him and Mr. President.

It was also learnt that the "one-man show" of President Obasanjo does not go down well …

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