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Olusegun Obasanjo: The Good; The Bad; The Ugly by Nobody: 7:48am On Apr 08, 2012
This compilation is by no means exhaustive. It merely captures a few of Obasanjo’s handling of the affairs of his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while he was President and Commander-in-Chief, as well as his tenure as BoT chairman.

THE GOOD
*Refused to sign a document purportedly presented by members of the establishment north, as a pre-condition for their support in the 1999 PDP presidential primaries
* Went round the country campaigning for PDP governorship candidates in 2003 and 2007

THE BAD
*His imposition of Barnabas Gemade on the PDP in 1999 as chairman – Sunday Bolorunduro Awoniyi, who had organized a honourable convention earlier in the year was denied the chairmanship
*How he forced most founding fathers of PDP out of the party
*The taking over of BoT in a coup-like manner in 2007
*Took sides in the Anambra PDP crises, first supporting Emeka Offor against Governor Chinwoke Mbadinuju; and later supporting Chris Uba against Governor Chris Ngige
Cajoled Alliance for Democracy, AD, governors of Yoruba South West who let down their guards, leading to the capture of five of the six states in the geo-political zone
* Deceived President Jonathan into believing that retention of the office of the Speakership in the South West was inviolable – Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and the young Turks in the House of Representatives poured cold water on that thinking



*His campaign declaration in Port Harcourt that Rotimi Amaechi’s candidacy had ‘K’-leg
*The open altercation he had with Audu Ogbeh as national chairman
* His alleged inducement PDP members in the national assembly to amend the constitution for tenure extension aka Third Term Agenda
*Muscling of other PDP presidential candidates in 2007 for the singular purpose of installing Umaru Musa Yar’Adua – he succeeded

THE UGLY
*Dumping of Bode George
*Re-zoning speakership to South West instead of Chairmanship in 2007
*Imposition of Yar’Adua on Nigeria
*Imposition of Goodluck Jonathan as running mate
*The way he cajoled Audu Ogbeh and forced a resignation letter off him (on a Sunday) – after eating pounded yam with him in his house just some five days earlier
*The way he danced at Chuba Okadigbo’s House Warming only to orchestrate his removal as Senate President
*The doctoring of the Electoral Act in 2002
*His decision to re-register members and de-register perceived opposition to his Third Term Agenda
*Sudden admonition of Yar’Adua to resign if his health was failing him – mind you he imposed him on the nation
*Amendment of the PDP Constitution making him the only qualified person for BoT chairmanship
*Was a major player in the crises that consumed the Ogun State chapter of PDP, leading to its loss of the state governorship to ACN
*Muscled perceived and real opponents of the PDP using state machinery, the most potent of which was the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC
*His dangerous slogan of do-or-die election
*Making the imposition of candidates a directive principle of PDP policy


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Re: Olusegun Obasanjo: The Good; The Bad; The Ugly by Nigermaurice(m): 7:52am On Dec 04, 2012
He was the leader that had the intelligence, persona and cunning to save Nigeria-but chose not to
b_Happy: This compilation is by no means exhaustive. It merely captures a few of Obasanjo’s handling of the affairs of his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while he was President and Commander-in-Chief, as well as his tenure as BoT chairman.

THE GOOD
*Refused to sign a document purportedly presented by members of the establishment north, as a pre-condition for their support in the 1999 PDP presidential primaries
* Went round the country campaigning for PDP governorship candidates in 2003 and 2007

THE BAD
*His imposition of Barnabas Gemade on the PDP in 1999 as chairman – Sunday Bolorunduro Awoniyi, who had organized a honourable convention earlier in the year was denied the chairmanship
*How he forced most founding fathers of PDP out of the party
*The taking over of BoT in a coup-like manner in 2007
*Took sides in the Anambra PDP crises, first supporting Emeka Offor against Governor Chinwoke Mbadinuju; and later supporting Chris Uba against Governor Chris Ngige
Cajoled Alliance for Democracy, AD, governors of Yoruba South West who let down their guards, leading to the capture of five of the six states in the geo-political zone
* Deceived President Jonathan into believing that retention of the office of the Speakership in the South West was inviolable – Aminu Waziri Tambuwal and the young Turks in the House of Representatives poured cold water on that thinking



*His campaign declaration in Port Harcourt that Rotimi Amaechi’s candidacy had ‘K’-leg
*The open altercation he had with Audu Ogbeh as national chairman
* His alleged inducement PDP members in the national assembly to amend the constitution for tenure extension aka Third Term Agenda
*Muscling of other PDP presidential candidates in 2007 for the singular purpose of installing Umaru Musa Yar’Adua – he succeeded

THE UGLY
*Dumping of Bode George
*Re-zoning speakership to South West instead of Chairmanship in 2007
*Imposition of Yar’Adua on Nigeria
*Imposition of Goodluck Jonathan as running mate
*The way he cajoled Audu Ogbeh and forced a resignation letter off him (on a Sunday) – after eating pounded yam with him in his house just some five days earlier
*The way he danced at Chuba Okadigbo’s House Warming only to orchestrate his removal as Senate President
*The doctoring of the Electoral Act in 2002
*His decision to re-register members and de-register perceived opposition to his Third Term Agenda
*Sudden admonition of Yar’Adua to resign if his health was failing him – mind you he imposed him on the nation
*Amendment of the PDP Constitution making him the only qualified person for BoT chairmanship
*Was a major player in the crises that consumed the Ogun State chapter of PDP, leading to its loss of the state governorship to ACN
*Muscled perceived and real opponents of the PDP using state machinery, the most potent of which was the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC
*His dangerous slogan of do-or-die election
*Making the imposition of candidates a directive principle of PDP policy


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