Atiku being persecuted for crumbling OBJ’s 3rd term – Plateau Ex Speaker

Former Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. George Daika, has reminded the National Chairman, National Rescue Movement, Senator Saidu Mohammed Dansadau that the defeat of the Third Term Agenda which sought to perpetuate former President Olusegun Obasanjo in office was the outcome of forces within and outside the National Assembly.

 

Hon Daika therefore advised Dansadau to eschew his efforts to rewrite history or obliterate public knowledge or record in order to score a political point.

 

The ex speaker was reacting on Tuesday in Abuja to a statement credited to Senator Dansadau’s that Atiku did not contribute to the defeat of the third term agenda of former Obasanjo.

Daika further argued: “The defeat of the project was the outcome of the efforts of forces both within and outside the National Assembly. the former speaker said.

 

“Obasanjo didn’t move against Atiku and vowed to torpedo his political ambition because of the so-called corruption, but did so because of the role of Atiku in joining the broad national coalition to stop the removal of constitutional term limits to make Obasanjo life President.

 

“Since the collapse of the Third term project in 2006, Obasanjo has singled out Atiku for persecution, adding that the former President didn’t believe Dansadau played more significant role in defeating Third term than Atiku did.

 

The former Plateau lawmaker reminded Dansadau of the fact Atiku suffered more persecution than any politician ever connected with the defeat of the Third term project.

 

He said that if Atiku didn’t play any role in the collapse of the Third Term agenda, Obasanjo would not have accused the former Vice President of betrayal.

 

He explained that Atiku’s role was not betrayal as portrayed because he only supported the need to preserve the sanctity of the constitution on term limits in defense of Nigeria’s democracy.

 

Rt. Hon. Daika therefore, explained that, while Dansadau is entitled to his opinion, he is not entitled to rewrite history to suit his own political account.

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