How I Averted Obasanjo’s 2002 Impeachment: Former MP Breaks Silence

A dramatic new account reveals how Hon. Lasbry Amadi claims to have derailed the 2002 impeachment of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He says a midnight meeting of lawmakers plotted to unseat the president amid a fierce rift with his deputy. Labeled a “rebel” in the House, Amadi joined the debate from within and later appealed to senior figures at the Presidential Villa to choose dialogue over confrontation. His intervention set off high-level discussions that, he argues, saved Nigeria’s young democracy and laid the groundwork for the smooth 2003 transition. Amadi also calls for today’s leaders to learn from this episode and foster open talks for national unity.

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