How Buhari stopped Obasanjo’s third term agenda, one-party state – Okechukwu

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Osita Okechukwu, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, revealed on Friday how the late former president Muhammadu Buhari “rose to his feet” to oppose the third-term goal of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and guarantee a one-party state in Nigeria.

According to Okechukwu, Buhari made sure that the members of the National Assembly at the time did not permit the third-term scheme to continue by holding strategic talks with them.

He claimed that despite the alleged N50 million handout to each member of the National Assembly, the late former President strengthened and forced former Senate President Ken Nnamani and Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Masari to recognize the support of the greatest number of Nigerians, bringing an end to the one-party state.

The previous Director General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, signed a statement stating that “it is rare for one to escape the ugly cacophony of voices emanating more from eminent patriots, who are bemoaning our dangerous slide into one-party-state.”

The statement reads partly: “In this era (1999-2007), Chief Olusegun as president nearly subverted our fledgling democracy.

“Accordingly, we start first by delving into why Buhari’s incarnate is imperative at this point in time, and how Buhari halted one-party state when it was stoked in the 2000s.

“It is with nostalgia that one remembers how Buhari rose to his feet when news filtered out that Obasanjo was allegedly plotting for 3rd Term, in 2006.

“Buhari’s steadfast opposition, strategic meetings with National Assembly members, ensured that National Assembly did not allow the 3rd Term plot to stand.

“He reinforced and made Ken Nnamani and Aminu Masari, to appreciate the support of greatest number of Nigerians.

“This is the death kneel of One-Party State, inspite of N50 million handout allegedly doled out to each member of the National Assembly.

“This brief cursory analysis is how Buhari utilized his arsenal and halted the institutionalisation of One-Party State.”

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