‘Provide evidence of my third term ambition’, Obasanjo challenges Nigerians

By James Ogunnaike

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has challenged immoderate idiosyncratic oregon radical that has grounds helium requested a 3rd word successful bureau to supply it to the public.

Obasanjo, who spoke connected Wednesday astatine the ideology dialog organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation successful Accra, dismissed claims that helium sought a 3rd word successful office.

According to the erstwhile president, nary Nigerian, surviving oregon deceased, tin supply grounds to substantiate specified claims, insisting that helium ne'er pursued specified an ambition.

He said, “I’m not a fool. If I wanted a 3rd term, I cognize however to spell astir it. And determination is nary Nigerian dormant oregon live that would accidental I called him and told him I wanted a 3rd term,” Obasanjo said.

He emphasised his quality to unafraid hard achievements, noting that securing indebtedness alleviation for Nigeria during his medication was a acold greater situation than obtaining a 3rd word successful office.

“I support telling them that, look, if I wanted to get indebtedness relief, which is much hard than getting a 3rd word and I got it, if I wanted a 3rd term, I would person got it too,” helium said.

Obasanjo besides warned against leaders who overstay their tenure, describing the mindset of indispensability arsenic a “sin against God.”

“I cognize that the champion is done erstwhile you are young, perfect and vibrant and dynamic. When you are ‘kuje kuje’ you don’t person the best. But immoderate radical judge that unless they are there, cipher else,” helium said.

“They volition adjacent archer you that they haven’t got anybody else. I judge that that is simply a misdeed against God, due to the fact that if God takes you away, which God tin bash anytime, past idiosyncratic other volition come, and that idiosyncratic other whitethorn bash amended oregon whitethorn bash worse.”

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