After the resounding defeat at the National Assembly and the subsequent national repudiation of the infamous Third Term Agenda, President Olusegun Obasanjo who had tried to outfox the entire nation came to terms with reality. It was in 2006, and with the failure to stretch his tenure beyond the constitutionally allowed two terms, a hurried succession plan had to be put in place. The General from Ota must have been banking on calculations that the bid would sail through.
This posture meant much of the work would be done and dusted by the Obasanjo/PDP political machine, with its hard knuckles proclivities, as it defied the odds to ensure the anointed one was elected to the most powerful office in the land. However, knowing that there would be some booty to be shared down the line, other interests positioned themselves as the front men and women of the Yar’Adua Presidency.
Notwithstanding the challenge posed by his frail health, the Yar’Adua Presidency remains a beacon for other administrations, when it comes to the critical issue of the rule of law. Within a few weeks of his ascension of the Presidency, Yar’Adua wasted no time in ordering the release of Local Government funds belonging to Lagos State, which were arbitrarily seized during the imperial Presidency of Obasanjo.
The apostle of the Rule of Law. May God grant his soul eternal rest.
Legend!!!
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