The Former President Obasanjo says the outcome of the last
Presidential election in Nigeria has proved to African leaders that securing a
second term in office 'is no longer a right.'........He said this at a press
conference organized
as part of events to mark African Day in Berlin Germany
yesterday. According to Obasanjo, Nigeria has gotten it right this time around
with this election.
"The peoples wish prevailed. I am proud to say it here
that Nigeria got it right this time around. The elections may not have been
perfect, but it was a reflection of the people’s wish. Even where there were
manipulations, it did not affect the results.
Attempts to rig did not yield any positive results. I think
with what happened, people will no longer be eager to manipulate elections.
When we started PDP many people thought and even voiced it, that the party will
rule forever, but look at it today. It is only 16 years down the road and the
PDP is already an opposition party” he said.
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