Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that his botched third-term plans of 2010 could have scaled through if he had insisted on having his way.
It has been on recorded history that the retired army general and former military dictator, as an elected President, in 2006, sought to extend his tenure beyond the constitutionally-allowed two terms of four years each. He was resisted and the plot failed.
Speaking on Thursday, at a virtual engagement organized by Africa Leadership Group, the former President denied claims that he wanted a third term as President of the country.
Mr Obasanjo, however, boasted that he would have had it, if he had wanted a third term.
“I never asked for a third term. If I wanted a third term, I would have got it. Nothing and nobody can stop me. I am audacious enough to know how to get it,” Obasanjo said.
Commenting on his recent alleged endorsement of the Presidential candidate of the Labor Party, Peter Obi, the elder statesman said: “I am not in any campaign train. I’ve used benefit of my experience and I’ve put it plainly.
“I do not belong to any political party. I will not join any campaign train. I’ve said what is best for the country”.
“We must decisively look for men and women who have the character, attributes, skill and attitude that we need for leadership, that will deliver in this country.”
Bay States News 