"How Obasanjo tried to punch me during media chat": journalist drops bombshell

• Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of Nigeria, has been said to have made an attempt to punch a senior journalist, Azu Ishiekwene
• Ishiekwene, the Editor-in-chief of Leadership Newspapers, gave the account after participating in the maiden media chat with President Bola Tinubu
• The journalist gave two different experiences with Obasanjo and disclosed that Tinubu’s interview was a recorded one

Azu Ishiekwene, the Editor-in-chief of Leadership Newspapers, recently shared a fascinating story about his encounter with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to Ishiekwene, he narrowly missed being punched by Obasanjo during an untelevised interview in 2004.

Obasanjo’s outburst was caused by Ishiekwene’s question about why the government was allowing a political outlaw, Chris Uba, to wreak havoc in Anambra State. Fortunately, presidential aides Remi Oyo and Julius Ihonbvere’s timely intervention saved Ishiekwene from Obasanjo’s wrath.

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