The fight between the presidency and
former president Olusegun Obasanjo continues as the presidency accused him of
forcefully impeaching governors - The presidency claimed that Obasanjo used the
security operatives to impeach no less than 4 governors from the opposition
party during his tenure The presidency has again taken a swipe at former
president Olusegun Obasanjo barely a week after President Muhammadu Buhari
accused the former president of wasting $16 billion on non-existent power. The
presidency claimed that Obasanjo during his tenure, employed the use of police
and Secret Service to forcefully impeach no less than four governors who aren't
members of the Peoples Democratic Party. This was contained in a document titled
"The real price of change-the-change campaign (2)”, written and released
by the senior special sssistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba
Shehu, Punch reports.
Shehu said: “A five-man legislature
met at 6am and ‘impeached’ ex-Governor (Joshua) Dariye in Plateau; 18 members
out of 32 removed ex-Governor (Rashidi) Ladoja of Oyo state from office; in
Anambra, APGA’s ex-Governor (Peter) Obi was equally impeached at 5 am by
members who did not meet the two-thirds required by the constitution. “His
offence was that he refused to inflate the state’s budget. The lawmakers had
reportedly met with representatives of the president in Asaba, Delta state and
then accompanied to Awka by heavy security provided by the police Mobile Unit.
“The PDP president at that time had reportedly told Obi to forget re-election
in 2007 if he did not join the PDP because he (the president) would not support
a non-PDP member. “In Ekiti, Governor Ayodele Fayose, in his first term, faced
allegations of financial corruption and murder. Following the failure to heed
the instruction of the Presidency to impeach only Fayose and spare the deputy,
Madam Olujimi, now a senator, the PDP president declared that there was a
breakdown of law and order in the state and declared a state of emergency. “He
appointed Brig-Gen. Adetunji Olurin (retd.) as the sole administrator of the
state on October 19, 2006. “In an earlier incident in Anambra, it took an
insider collaboration to thwart the unseating of Governor (Chris) Ngige by a
powerful thug sponsored by the PDP administration.” “Thank God for Buhari, none
of these absurdities has happened under his watch but the PDP is indicating
their boredom with his meticulous observance of the constitution by calling for
a return to the old order.” Shehu added that unlike the past administration,
the present administration follows the constitution dilligently and the Buhari
government loves the masses. He said: “This is why he has led the country
through difficult changes, such as the increase in the pump price of fuel and
the landmark steps to stabilise the naira, at grave risk to political capital,
but measures that had become necessary for the benefit of the nation
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com earlier reported that a
meeting between the new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) bloc of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be held on
Monday, May 28. The meeting is in continuation of the dialogue over the
grievances of members of nPDP bloc of the APC. President Muhammadu Buhari will
be met by the attendees at the meeting, who will brief him on the outcome of
the meeting.
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