22/09/2025
: Obasanjo Wanted Third Term, His Agents Came After Us For Refusing Money – Bugaje!!!
Political activist and former federal lawmaker, Dr. Usman Bugaje, has countered former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s denial of seeking a third term in office, insisting that the ex-president “did everything within his power” to extend his stay.
Obasanjo, while speaking at a democracy dialogue hosted by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Ghana last week, dismissed the long-debated controversy, saying:
“I’m not a fool. If I wanted a third term, I know how to go about it. And there is no Nigerian dead or alive that would say I called him and told him I wanted a third term,” he had said.
However, appearing on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Monday, Bugaje, who was a member of the National Assembly during Obasanjo’s administration, maintained that lawmakers at the time had direct knowledge of the third-term plot.
“I can confirm to you that Obasanjo looked for a third term. He did everything that he could within his power to get a third term, but he failed to do so,” Bugaje said.
The former lawmaker argued that Obasanjo’s defence was unconvincing, adding that...Read More...
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