Obasanjo lied, he told me he wanted third term   —  Orji Kalu

By Bayo Wahab

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North, has accused erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo of lying astir ne'er seeking a 3rd word successful office, insisting that the erstwhile president personally informed him of his ambition to widen his enactment successful power.

Obasanjo had, during the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation’s Democracy Dialogue held successful Accra successful September, dismissed claims that helium sought a 3rd term.

“There is nary Nigerian dormant oregon live that would accidental I called him and told him I wanted a 3rd term. I’m not a fool. If I wanted a 3rd term, I cognize however to spell astir it,” the ex-president said.

But Kalu, portion speaking connected Channels Television’s Politics Today connected Wednesday, countered the ex-president denial connected the alleged 3rd word agenda.

“With owed respect to President Obasanjo, what helium said successful Ghana was a bare lie, a bare fallacy. Many radical who were portion of that play are inactive alive — David Mark is alive, others are alive. They cognize the truth,” Kalu said.

The erstwhile Abia politician alleged that Obasanjo invited him to the Presidential Villa during his medication to sermon the program to amend the constitution and alteration him to question different word successful office.

“He invited maine to the Villa and told maine astir the 3rd term. Senator Uche Chukwumerije brought ₦50 million, which they shared, and they asked maine if I would instrumentality arsenic a governor,” Kalu claimed.

“I said no — go and springiness it back. Even the nationalist information advisor (Nuhu Ribadu) would cognize Obasanjo was lying; helium was astatine the centre of it all.”

Kalu added that his fallout with Obasanjo began aft helium opposed his 3rd word docket and informed respective satellite leaders astir the alleged move.

“My quarrel with him started erstwhile I told Presidents Thabo Mbeki of South Africa and George Bush of the United States that Obasanjo was moving for a 3rd term,” helium said. 

“I adjacent told Nelson Mandela, whitethorn his psyche remainder successful peace. They each confronted him. I don’t cognize wherefore Nigeria should beryllium built connected lies by statesmen.”

He further claimed that portion Obasanjo had succeeded successful convincing immoderate governors astatine the time, a fewer of them, including himself, stood steadfast against the move.

“He had already convinced immoderate governors, but radical similar maine and a fewer others said no. I americium a committed Christian. I took an oath with the Bible to service for lone 8 years, and that was the extremity of it,” Kalu said.

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