Laolu Akande, former spokesman of ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as one of the best-performing presidents since 1999.. . Continue..Reading. .
Akande, however, noted that Obasanjo capitalized on bullying to push his third-term agenda.
He explained that the former president bullied those in power as a strategy to advance his third-term ambitions because they could not fight back.
Akande made the remarks on Channels Television’s programme, Inside Sources.
He said: “Ex-President Obasanjo is about the best-performing president since 1999. We cannot deny that. And it’s not easy even for me to say that because I saw another administration. But we cannot deny the fact that so far, President Obasanjo’s administration is the one that has the highest level of success.
“So we must understand the strategy of President Obasanjo. He knows that he has the bully pulpit, and he uses it to raise a loud voice, knowing that the people who would counter him don’t have an equally loud voice.”
This comes as the former president denied widespread reports that he sought a third term.If You’re Reading From Phoenix Click On Read Original at the top To Read Full Article
It had been reported that Obasanjo allegedly bribed the then National Assembly in a bid to amend the constitution to secure a third term, but he was reportedly resisted by lawmakers.
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