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...For a better society... Monday, September 27 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Opinion Labour Politics Sports Features Columnists Business Money/Market Energy Alaba Market Foreign News 3rd term bid, unconstitutional - Obasanjo •Counsels Armed Forces CHINWE MADUAGWU PRESIDENT Olusegun Obasanjo has again reacted to speculations and rumours about his third term bid, restating that the Nigerian constitution does not allow that. Speaking on "Diplomatic Licence" a Cable News Network (CNN) programme at the weekend, the President said he would not push for the amendment of the constitution to pave way for his third term in office. When repeatedly asked by the programme’s anchor on whether he would not change his mind in the near future, Obasanjo said, "I will not change my mind. The constitution does not allow for a third term. To go for a third term is unconstitutional. On the widely held views that Nigeria is a giant in disarray, the President said that has become a widely held stereotypical comment that is untrue. According to him, for a country to move from a pariah state within a space of five years to a nation being counted by the international community, producing the chairman of the regional apex body, African Unity (AU) as well as the president-in-office of the Commonwealth, does not suggest a nation that is floundering. He noted that it was possible for a nation at the precipice to rise up within a short time, climb the ladder and reach the mountain top with the right leadership. On the situation in Darfur region in Sudan, Obasanjo said though African leaders are agreed on the fact that there is a crisis on hand with killings going on, they have not yet labelled it genocide, as the United States has done. He insisted that the AU was within its constitutional right to insist on sending a larger peacekeeping force to the area, more than the Sudanese government is prepared to accept. President Obasanjo also spoke on the issue of an African nation being a permanent member of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. According to him, Nigeria was qualified to be a member, ahead of South-Africa given that Nigeria was the most populous African nation. He argued that India, Japan and Brazil which are also pressing for membership of the Security Council where primarily basing their arguments on their population. President Obasanjo was in New York where he attended the 59th session of UN General Assembly. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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