Former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Osita Okechukwu has disclosed how the late former President Muhammadu Buhari fought against former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s third term agenda.
In a statement he signed, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain, said Buhari held strategic meetings with the leaders and members of the then-National Assembly.
According to him, the former President ensured that lawmakers did not allow the third term plot to stand.
He said Buhari made former Senate President Ken Nnamani and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Masari to appreciate the support of greatest number of Nigerians, thereby, ending one-party state despite the ₦50 million alleged handout to each member of the National Assembly.
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 ₦50 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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