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I Worked With Abdulsalami Against Obasanjo’s Third Term Bid – Ex-President South Africa

Pezuoma Oluwasegun by Pezuoma Oluwasegun
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The former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, has revealed he joined forces with former Head of State of Nigeria, Abdulsalami Abubakar, to work against former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s third bid while in power.

Speaking virtually on Thursday at the Alhaji Abdulsalami Abubakar Festschrift Conference held in Abuja, Mbeki, said the bid spelt bad for Nigeria and the rest of the continent.

He said: “As a privilege to reiterate the commitment of General Abubakar to democracy in Nigeria in 2006, more than five years after he had handed over powers to Olusegun Obasanjo, the constitution on whose basis president Obasanjo was elected described a two-term limit for the head of state, and since he [Obasanjo] had been elected for the second time, this meant that he would end his term in 2007.

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“But some time before, in 2005, a campaign began in Nigeria to amend the constitution to allow for three presidential terms. This developed to a point that the draft of the proposed amendment had been presented to the Nigerian parliament as papers.

“When I heard about this development, I engaged Obasanjo to communicate my unease at the proposal. In the end, I discussed it with general Abubakar, and we agreed that the proposed amendment was undesirable. We shared the view that the amendment must be avoided at all costs. We were of one mind that it spells bad both for Nigeria and the rest of the continent, tampering with and compromising our democratic system, which is just a few years old.

“We agreed to add our voices to those kicking against the amendment. We agreed that Abdulsalam would follow the situation in Nigeria closely and indicate to me when we should intervene against the constitutional amendment. I was very pleased when he said that the Nigerian senate has voted against the amendment.”

Tags: Abduksalami AbubakarChief Olusegun ObasanjoNigeriaSouth AfricaThabo Mbeki
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