On its way to Jigawa State en route from Kano, the convoy of President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday ran into hundreds of protesting youths who hauled missiles at it in the ancient city.

see http://naijasense..com for more info

What does this portend for the Third term seekers?

This reminds me of a quote from Mr Girja Prasad Koirala from Nepal

I quote: "If the King does not listen to the voice of the people, i can only say, 'God save the King',"

What is your Take on this?

Obasanjo will come to ruin -- that's all I can say.

Funny how none of the newspapers are calling this an "ATTACK" like they did when people came to protest (they were only holding placards and chanting NOT STONING) against Abubakar in Lagos.

Didn't you hear many of the newspapers and Media houses are on the Payroll of the government and its agency - even This Day Newspapers were bought over, Pick a copy of Last Thursdays thisday, it was wrapped all over with Third term propaganda.

come to think of it - i used to respect them a lot.

Igwe, you should still respect them. They shouldn't listen and portray only one opinion. As they say they should listen to both sides of the story. Be tolerant

Thank you Mariory! I think we can see how biased our newspapers can be.

This is a must read article. Please read http://nigeriaworld.com/feature/publication/peterside/042406.html and then think twice.

omoifa:

This is a must read article. Please read http://nigeriaworld.com/feature/publication/peterside/042406.html and then think twice.

Good article, but it must be clear that Nigerians cannot stomach another third term for Obasanjo or any governor. There are thousands of others who can do all those reforms and continue with his programme. I just dont understand why he thinks only him can handle Nigeria. Please there are several out there who can do what he has done.
Truth be told, Obsanjo has done well in some areas, that i'll argue with anyone anyday. But he has to leave,

See this update on Obasanjo third term bid from the Sun Newspapers.

3rd term: Obasanjo lobbies South-West govs, lawmakers

President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday night made a paradigm shift from the position he canvassed in Jigawa State that he had no hands in tenure elongation as he reportedly told South-West governors and members of the National Assembly that he’s interested in continuing in office and asked them to finetune strategies to actualize the third term agenda. http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2006/apr/27/national-27-04-2006-001.htm

Check also http://www.thisdayonline.com for the latest news on the third term bid.