National chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is responsible for President Muhammadu Buhari’s repeated denial of a third term agenda.
Speaking after a visit to President Buhari on Thursday, Mr Oshiomhole said the PDP planted the idea of third term agenda in the sub-conscious of most Nigerians to cause confusion.
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President Buhari, for the umpteenth time, assured Nigerians on New Year Day of his desire to step down in 2023 to strengthen the nation’s electoral system.
“I am surprised to see that there are people who begin to wonder why should the President reassure Nigerians that he is not going to do third term in office because third term was planted by PDP,” Oshiomhole said.
“It is still in the sub-consciousness of most Nigerians that the first Nigerian President tried to do third term, emptied the treasury to bribe members of the National Assembly and since that President left, thanks to the National Assembly, no other next President has done eight years in office.
“You can recall that President Yar’Adua unfortunately has since joined his ancestors, and President Jonathan did six years and so by the special grace of God, this President (Buhari) whom we pray will do his eight years complete in line with the provision of the constitution.
“And because there is a level of idleness within a section of the political class people can sponsor all kinds of publications and to give doubt whether or not the President is planning to stay longer.
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“And I think it is his decision that at every interval he needs to remind Nigerians that he is not about to do what a PDP President did. For me it is necessary and in any case it costs us nothing to reassure us that `I am leaving.”
Oshiomhole said those calling for his resignatuon as APC chairman should judge by his performance.
