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‘Third term rumour, cheap blackmail’

• Saturday, December 31, 2005
A federal lawmaker representing Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency, Delta State in the House of Representatives, Mr Pascal Adigwe has described the third term rumour of President Olusegun Obasanjo as a cheap blackmail aimed at derailing the on-going constitutional review.

Speaking to our correspondent at his home at Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Mr Adigwe expressed surprise why many Nigerian’s should be losing sleep over the issue of third term bid whereas there are other important national issues brought before the National Assembly for amendment that should be given more attention.

“The issue of terms of offices for the president is not the most contentious matter in the 96 listed items brought before the National Assembly for amendment. The crying of wolf by some persons concerning the third term bid is absolutely baseless,” he argued.

According to the lawmaker, the matter (their term) has only just been sent to the sub-committee to handle and the sub-committee itself has not rounded off their assignment, pointing out that the issue has not been formally presented to the National Assembly for debate and discussion.

Adigwe disclosed that the National Assembly has not taken any particular position as regards the matter, stressing that there are more contentious issues than the rumoured third term bid of the president.

“In my own opinion, I see the cry of these people as a deliberate effort aimed at diverting the National Assembly from tackling the more serious issues recommended by the confab’s report.

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