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Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Jalabasers: 7:02am On Sep 25, 2019 |
Chief Rashidi Ladoja, the former Governor of Oyo state has revealed that former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo was behind his impeachment in 2006 after he opposed his third term agenda. The impeached Oyo Governor on Tuesday September 24, revealed that Obasanjo threatened to reduce him to “nobody” for rejecting his third term bid and also rejected appeals by prominent Nigerians, including a late Yoruba leader, Pa Emmanuel Alayande, and a former Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Bola Ajibola to suspend the impeachment process. Recalling how he got into politics after funding the election of late Chief Kolapo Ishola as the governor of the state in the Third Republic, the 75-year-old Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland said all the challenges he faced in politics helped shape his life. “There are successes and failures. There are triumphs and disappointments. And in the long run, I will say that I’m grateful to God that I can claim more triumphs than disappointments. “There was one that actually made the impeachment possible. It was Obasanjo’s third term.” He said, “I also made a mistake. When I heard about the third term, I asked Baba (Obasanjo) if it was true. He said it was not true and I said thank God. “I said, ‘Baba, if not I would have said maybe you don’t know God. I said God made it possible for you to be President for eight years and I said this was a presidency you were not qualified for.’” Ladoja said when Obasanjo insisted that he was qualified and he told him, “In a civilian government, the Presidency is meant for politicians and you are not a politician. They came to call you.” Revealing that Obasanjo never liked the truth he dished out to him, he said he got a call that evening from Ogun State former Governor Gbenga Daniel who told him to come early for a council of state meeting in Abuja in order to apologise to the former President. “When I got home in the evening, the Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, called me and said ‘ governor general , you came to Ota’, I said yes that I came to discuss with Baba (Obasanjo). He asked what I discussed with Obasanjo. I said I discussed the third term. He (Daniel) said, ‘ oh God, you have pinched Baba on his sore. Baba said he would turn you to nobody.’ However after he turned up to apologize to Obasanjo who he met with a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, Oyewole Fasawe, he said he was not allowed to talk. “Baba didn’t allow me to talk. He said I had told you Rashidi, I would turn you to nobody. He was going and Fasawe was running after him, trying to tell him he shouldn’t have said that and I answered him, ‘if God permits you sir .” He also revealed that he begged Obasanjo on January 10, 2006 in Abeokuta with Gbenga Daniel, an ex-governor of Ondo State Olusegun Agagu, an ex-governor of Osun State Olagunsoye Oyinlola, but their plea was struck off. He said, “We didn’t take Fayose (then Ekiti State governor) along because he was Baba’s son. Agagu, Oyinlola, Daniel and I went to him. They (others) knelt down so I had to kneel down too. Oyinlola is a very good orator. He presented a very brilliant case. Agagu supported him. Daniel and I didn’t talk. He (Obasanjo) said ‘well, Rashidi, go and resign,’ I said ‘no.’ he said why and I asked, ‘why should I resign?’ After being told that nobody could get two-thirds in the House of Assembly to impeach Ladoja, Obasanjo reportedly said ‘two-thirds my foot and got up.’ We were talking, when Bola Ajibola (a former attorney-general of the federation) came in and said ‘what is wrong with you people, you are leaders in your own right. He (Ajibola) said, ‘I have gone to see Segun (Obasanjo) to plead that he should leave you in peace because you have not done anything wrong. That in fact, everybody is praising your government.’ He also said the ex-President rejected Alayande's plea not to remove him from government. "Baba (Obasanjo) came to Ibadan to see Baba Alayande on his birthday, I went with him, Baba Alayande also pleaded with him but before 7 0’clock on the 12th (January, 2006), I was called that the people were coming with police escort to come and do the impeachment. When we got the impeachment notice, we went to court. We told the chief judge then that the people did not have the mandatory two-thirds" he added. Source: https://www.jalabase.com/news/obasanjo-was-behind-my-impeachment-as-governor-of-oyo-state-over-his-third-term-ladoja/
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Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Aonkuuse(m): 7:05am On Sep 25, 2019 |
Stay there Obasanjo's children are coming to defend him. 1 Like |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Wantedmiller: 7:16am On Sep 25, 2019 |
Obasanjo always behind Impeachment...... 1 Like |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by amaniro: 7:18am On Sep 25, 2019 |
[s] Aonkuuse:[/s] |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Sankabson(m): 7:25am On Sep 25, 2019 |
This is interesting.. Love stories like this. Naija my country!! Drama too plenty!! |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by abc115: 7:33am On Sep 25, 2019 |
Obasanjo, all he preaches against today,he actually did ten times worse. Arrogant and full of himself 2 Likes |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Jalabasers: 7:41am On Sep 25, 2019 |
abc115: Well someone said his children are coming to defend him |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Cajal(m): 7:49am On Sep 25, 2019 |
Obj created evil in PDP and Nigeria's democracy at large Some miscreants will still be praising him Ibadan -Ilorin road still there as death trap Lagos -Ibadan ..baba no touch am Ibadan -Abeokuta road not done Other roads in the entire southern Nigeria despite availability of huge resources during his reign 1 Like |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Jalabasers: 8:54am On Sep 25, 2019 |
Sankabson: naija Nah drama oniown |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by RedPalmOil: 10:13am On Sep 25, 2019 |
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Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by agbangam: 10:44am On Sep 25, 2019 |
Same with Alameseiya, IGP Tafa, Senators and many others. After the likes of IBB and Abacha, baba's greed and pride wrecked this great country. 1 Like |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Jalabasers: 11:51am On Sep 25, 2019 |
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Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Bolustical: 11:59am On Sep 25, 2019 |
Same OBJ is now writing letters every now and then on how Buhari should run his government. |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Afamed: 11:59am On Sep 25, 2019 |
The real threat and enemy of democracy both in Nigeria and abroad is Obj. During his tenure, many Governors were randomly kicked out of office illegally. During his tenure, we had different National house of Assembly Speakers taken out of office at gun point. During his tenure, the Senate president office changed in interval of every 9 month. As long as you didn't promote his personal agenda as SP you were as good as gone. During his tenure, the third term agenda was nearly smuggled into our constitution.Like someone above said, his online children will soon be here to defend him 1 Like |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by bIoodykiller: 12:13pm On Sep 25, 2019 |
[s] Bolustical:[/s] |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by RedPalmOil: 9:57am On Sep 26, 2019 |
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Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Jalabasers: 10:13am On Sep 26, 2019 |
Obasanjo |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by nuban07(m): 10:25am On Sep 26, 2019 |
Now he will be writing letters up and down as if he is a saint He never wanted to be questioned but he can question others that's why Year Adua, Jonathan and now Buhari rubbished him |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by Jalabasers: 10:10pm On Sep 26, 2019 |
nuban07: Another one |
Re: Obasanjo Was Behind My Impeachment As Governor Of Oyo State -- Ladoja by catalan15(m): 8:21am On Sep 27, 2019 |
OBJ,Well,The Story Is True Because I Have Read It Somewhere Before..... |
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