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Atiku Replies Obasanjo: I Have No Regrets Opposing Third-Term Agenda

Atiku Replies Obasanjo: I Have No Regrets Opposing Third-Term Agenda

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has replied to former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claim that choosing him as running mate in 1999 was the biggest mistake of his presidency. In a statement issued on August 1, Atiku said Obasanjo was attempting to rewrite history. He argued that their rift stemmed from his opposition to Obasanjo’s alleged third-term agenda. Atiku said he was proud to have defended the Constitution and would not apologise for resisting any attempt to extend presidential tenure. He added that no individual is above Nigeria and said he has no regrets about supporting Obasanjo during his imprisonment and return to politics.

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I
isa

Do you think this exchange is mainly about their 1999 partnership, or the lasting fallout from Atiku opposing the third-term agenda?

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prince

I agree, the third-term issue feels like the bigger thread here; the old partnership is just the backdrop.

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B
bisi

It is striking how decisions from one administration can remain personal and politically charged decades later.

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Y
yemi

Calling the running-mate choice the biggest mistake may be memorable, but it also simplifies a much larger political history.

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kris

The useful focus is the record: what each man says happened, and whether their public accounts match the events people remember.

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