Abubakar made the disclosure during an interview with a newspaper published in Hausa published by an online medium.
Concerning his role in the recent breakup of the party, where Abubakar led a number of PDP governors out of the party's convention in Abuja, Abubakar said they had spent four months plotting the move.
He said: "We have been planning for some time because we have spent almost four months planning how to split the PDP.
"At first I didn't know the arrowhead, but they eventually came and met me and I joined them because their reasons are the same with the ones I have been fighting against within the party; lack of fairness, honesty and tyranny. If I can fight the military to restore democracy, why can't I fight fellow politicians?"
Abubakar added that the breakaway faction of the party had appealed a court judgment declaring its association illegal.
"We have appealed; and we are planning seriously, you will see what will happen," he said.
Abubakar also disclosed that he and Obasanjo argued over his failed third term bid, alleging that during one of their arguments, Obasanjo gave him a Quran to swear loyalty to him.
He revealed that Obasanjo needed nothing with the third term agenda, other than to emulate some leaders in Africa.
Atiku said: "At first we started arguing, and then he (Obasanjo) opened his drawer and brought out a copy of the Quran and asked me to swear that I will not be disloyal to him. There was nothing I did not tell him in that room. The first thing I told him was that I swore with the Quran to defend the Constitution of Nigeria. Why are you now giving me the Quran to swear for you again? What if I swear for you and you go against the constitution?
"Secondly, I looked at him and told him that if I don't like you or don't support you, would I have called 19 northern governors to meet for three days in my House in Kaduna only for us to turn our back on you?
"Thirdly, I asked him, what are you even doing with the Quran? Are you a Muslim that you would even administer an oath on me with the Quran? I was angry, and I really blasted him. He asked me to forgive him and he returned the Quran back to the drawer, and we came out."
He continued: "In fact we had the same kind of altercation when he was gunning for third term, he informed me about that
"I left power 20 years ago, I left Mubarak in office, I left Mugabe in office, I left Eyadema in office, I left Umar Bongo, and even Paul Biya and I came back and they are still in power; and I just did eight years and you are asking me to go; why?"
"And I responded to him by telling him that Nigeria is not Libya, not Egypt, not Cameroun, and not Togo; I said you must leave; even if it means both of us lose out, but you cannot stay."
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