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2003 Polls: How We Foiled Obj’s Plot To Capture Lagos —Akhigbe
January 28, 2010 15:19, 3,217 views
By Kazeem Ugbodaga
Former Chief of General Staff, Rear Admiral Mike Akhigbe (retd) has revealed that he was the one of those who thwarted plans by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to capture Lagos State during the 2003 elections.
Akhigbe, who spoke at the Christian Consultative Forum Seminar in Lagos yesterday, stated that the former president had perfected strategies to rig elections in the six South-West States then controlled by the Alliance for Democracy (AD).
According to Akhigbe, the then Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr. Young Arebamen had called him on phone to intimate him of the decision of the Federal Government to capture Lagos State and wanted to use him as the instrument to carry out the act.
He explained that the Inspector General of Police then, Mr. Tafa Balogun had conveyed the president’s message to Arebamen to crush the AD’s opposition led by former Governor Bola Tinubu so that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) could take over Lagos State.
Akhigbe quoted Arebamen as vowing that he could not do such a thing that would trouble his conscience all the rest of his life and resolved to disobey the president’s order and face the consequence.
He added that as Balogun mounted pressure on Arebamen to carry out the president’s order, the former commissioner of police called him and explained the situation to him and his insistence that he would never take part in rigging election in Lagos State.
Akhigbe said he called the late Aide De Camp (ADC) to the president, Giwa Amu who gave him Obasanjo’s number.
He stated that he called Obasanjo on phone and warned him of the dire consequence of trying to rig election in Lagos State, knowing full well that the state was volatile and that the action might lead to chaos which would attract the attention of the international media, thus tarnishing the image of the nation.
According to him, Obasanjo was surprised at his audacity in calling him to warn him of the consequence of rigging elections in Lagos, saying that the president then changed his mind, adding that “you can see what happened in the other five AD states.”
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Ayo
28 January 2010 15:27its too late, were u not part of these poeple. Recently u threw a BIG wedding party for ur daughter out of our stolen money, GOD will soon catch u. OLEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
beanie man
28 January 2010 15:33Day of recogning is fast approaching for baba Iyabo.
Ayo
28 January 2010 15:38Its too late the man from fugar. were u not part of these cabal? Recently u threw a Big wedding party for your daughter, was it not part of the stolen money?. Ur case is a case of port calling kettle black. OLEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!.
osahon
28 January 2010 16:31This is bedtime story.
Oga Navy,we know you better.
Go home and sleep,instead of waking us up again with anger
ISHOLA OLADAPO
28 January 2010 16:44OBASANJO HIMSELF IS SEEING LEGACIES LEFT BEHIND BY HIM. THIS IS A POINTER TO THE FACT THATTHAT HE WHO LIVE IN GLASS HOUSE SHOULD NOT THROW STONE. OBASANJO HAS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY IN THIS WORLD TO WRITE HIS NAME ON A PLATTER OF GOLD, BUT HE CHOSE OTHERWISE. LOOK AT MANDELA TODAY, THOUGH HE MAY NOT BE AS RICH AS OBASANJO (COURTESY OF HIS LOOT), BUT HE IS KNOWN AND RESPECTED WORLDWIDE AS A FATHER OF MODERN SOUTH AFRICA. SEE WHAT HAPPEN TO HIM OF RECENT, HE CALLED YAR’ ADUA TO RESIGN WHICH WAS A GOOD UTTERANCE FROM A NATIONAL LEADER, BUT HE RECIEVED CONDEMNATION BECAUSE OF HIS ANTICEDENTS. YES HE IS RICH, BUT TODAY, OBASANJO REMAIN THE ACHITECT OF RUINED NIGERIA. HE GAVE US THE MESS WE ARE IN TODAY. I PRAY FOR HIM TO LIVE LONG SO THAT HE CAN REAP THE FRUITS OF HIS WICKEDNESS. AFTERALL, LAGOS - ABEOKUTA ROAD IS ONE OF THE EXHIBITS, ESPECIALLY SANGO BRIDGE THAT PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS REFER TO.
TOBA EMMANUEL
28 January 2010 16:52OBASANJO IS A TERRIBLE HUMAN BEING THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKMATED ,WHERE IS HE TODAY ? CONSCIENCE IS NOT IN HIS DICTIONARY AS HE IS A TERRIBLE MAN .
SAM OLA
28 January 2010 18:39MAY GOD BLESS YOU AKHIGBHE AND THE THEN COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.WE NEED MORE PEOPLE WITH CONSCIENCE IN THIS NATION.TO OBASANJO,MAY GOD SHOW MERCY ON HIM.
femi jones
28 January 2010 19:07Honestly if I were to be OBJ i will just go and hang myself. Almighty GOD gave him a rare oppurtunity yet he blew it up. He should start imagining how happy the nation will be when he dies. Even within PDP the old fool commands little or no respect
BABA CONGO
29 January 2010 00:05Akhigbe … you should be ashamed of yourself for being a big fool and an even bigger mumu … so u claimed in front of your christain brothers that you stopped OBJ from rigging only to help your new paymaster Tinubu to do the same thing … whats the difference between the two of them ??? … we the masses are the ones that ended up suffering from OBJ’s federal torture and Tinubu’s nauseating drivel … please go and sit down somewhere and continue enjoying your loot … Agbaya buruku. retired lootocrat.
i am so annoyed by this latter day saint .. the idiot goes about like a responsible and distinguished statesman when we all know how he made his money … chop chop and betrayal under IBB and Abacha .
WeyDem
29 January 2010 02:15Look who is talking, this Ahigbe man, where is he from, is he from Lagos? Why is he disturbing OBJ and Tinubu for their Owambe state. He should go back to his home state to fight Baba Barawo - Aneni, he should leave OPC to protect Lagos from OBJ and his guys.
Navy man, problem full Edo sate, if you want to talk, solve the problem of Italian prostitution ring first and then follow Aneni to bring the money for all highways in Nigeria, we know he has it in Edo state, you and all of you guys will one day pay. Yeye man, you call OBJ ADC, remember say de man done die, leave him out of your yeye mess. Nonsense.
oluremi olowoyo
29 January 2010 09:22But Akhigbe should stop selling himself is he not a looter himself?maybe he wanted to contest next year anyway because these people cannot do without power, ok Akhighe we heard you thank you .but both of you should know this, nemesis will surely caught with you one day both Obasanjo,Babangida , Ahikhomu Akhighe Aninih even the so call Danjuma and others
IKU BABA YEYE ALASE EKEJI ORISA
29 January 2010 13:05AKIGBE OR WHATEVER YOU CALL YOURSELF WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE IN GOVERMENT
ARE YOU NOT PART OF THE PEOPLE THAT KILLE ABIOLA
YOU ARE A LIAR
AKHIGBE
GO AND SIT DOWN AND STOP TRYING TO EXONORATE YOUR SELF
Tell me More
29 January 2010 13:59Why did the Eminent Nigerians leave out OBJ during their visits to Goodluck(y) Jonathan, the Senate and House of Representatives. Has he been declared persona non grata?
Bayo
29 January 2010 14:47Medicine after death
TOYE
29 January 2010 17:15SEE THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK,NAVY MAN IN YOUR TIME YOU DID WORSE THINGS.YOU DONT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TALK AT ALL OLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
OLAKUNLE
29 January 2010 17:52OHUN TI O BA WU ELENU NI KO FENU SO, AHIGBE……. U WANT US TO PITY U, DONE FAIL, ARE U NOT PART OF THE RIGGING IN EDO STATE? STOP SAYING WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW . TIME WILL JUDGE ALL OF U NAA, ALL OF U WILL LIVE TO SEE UR OWN MISDEED. OGA NAVY MAN.
Ayo (Ontario)
29 January 2010 18:08The two most notorious Presidents Nigeria had ever produced were:
i) Obasanjo, known for electoral fraud legacies 1979 and 2007
ii) Babangida, known for financial fraud legacies “419″, Corruption and other negative activities
The actions of these criminals called statemen will continue to hunt the progress of a potentially great country.
We dont need any revelation to know that they are criminals, when the votes of the people does not count, then elected/selected will never be accountable.
BabaEko
29 January 2010 19:16You have no shame akhigbe! You did worse and are living on all you stole. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO EVEN OPEN YOUR MOUTH! YOU THAT EVEN STOLE PLATES AND CUTLERY WHEN YOU WERE LEAVING GOVERNMENT HOUSE! SHAME ! SHAME !! SHAME ON YOU !!! BARAU BANZA KAWAI !
omo EGBORO
31 January 2010 02:55THERE ARE LOT OF WICKED REASONINGS AND SECRETS BEING CONSERVED BY THE LOOTERS OF NIGERIA’S WEALTH WHICH COULD HAVE DONE ALL THE ZITIZENS OF GENERATIONS OF NIGERIA A LOT OF GOOD OF WHICH GREEDINESS, CURRUPTIONS, POWER DRUNKENESS, MATERIALISM, SATANISM, AND HOPELESSNESS ON THE PART OF THE NIGERIA’S OPPORTUNISTIC RULERS HAD IMPPEDED OVERTIME, AS THE SAYING GOES- “SAGO NBUGO”. THE TIME IS AT THE DOOR WHEN A POWERFUL MAN WILL LET OUT CRY. THE TEARS OGA NAVY IS SHEDDING NOW IS CROCORDILE TEARS HE WAS AND STILL PART OF THE SYSTEM . TELL THEM ALL THE ACCUMULATED OF WEALTH AND THE GRABBED “LION SHARES” PART OF NATIONAL WEALTH WILL NOT DELIVER THEM ON “THAT DAY”. IT IS GOING TO BE A DAY OF GLOOM FOR BOTH PAST AND PRESENT OPPORTUNISTS WHO ARE STEALING THE WEALTH THAT BELONGS TO EVERY NIGERIANS. THE POLITICAL GIMICS HAVE NOT STOPPED. MOST OF THE POLITICIANS ARE STILL DEVILISHLY PLANNING TO RIG ANY ELECTION AND INSTALL THEMSELVES AT THE PERIL OF SUFFERING AND DYING NIGERIANS, THEY ARE GOING TO SCHEME TO KILL OPPONENTS AND USE THE CURRUPT , HOPELESS AND MATERIALISTIC SECURITY PARAPHANELIA TO TELL LIES AGAINST “INNOCENT ARMED ROBBERS”. THERE IS NOTHING THAT CANNOT BE MANIPULATED IN NIGERIA WHERE MONEY AND FLAMBOYANCY ARE WORSHIPED. MORE PANDORA BOXES ARE MANY IN STOCK YET TO BE OPENED.
Nwa Mazi
31 January 2010 19:43people should stop wasting time on obusonjo aka ugly baboon. why waste time on a man who can sleep with his daughter in-law.
Tunde Baba
1 February 2010 20:36Old story,we’ve heard this more than enough,everybody just wanted to talk for talking sake. All these talks about Obasanjo today,Obj 2moro shows the man is superior and important to all of them
Alor Otakagwu
2 February 2010 16:39Akhigbe, are you telling us that Obasanjo is a rigger and that in he indeed rigged the remaining five States in the West? Where are our institutions? Can OBJ be questioned and brought to book? What evidence do we need to prosecute him. Akihgbe is handy to testify.
omonigeria
3 February 2010 22:44I am not surprise that all fellow Nigerian comment on this so called Akhige,
when He was no2 they arrange US delegate to give Abiola a cup of tea, they arrange with IBB to pave way for OBJ just for the interest of military cabal.
Yet there still in govt.
just watch if no 1 is not military , it could be no2 or 3
Akhige is looking for no 2 against 2011 which there we be no Nigeria again
though the may pick him in the republic he may fall into by then
But as for yoruba he shd forget it he cannnot rule us again
Let all of you know this now we will break off from nigeria any moment.
Almagamation has ended after 100 years. no more coexistence of peace again
then let separate now peacefullyor otherwise
i will definately single handed finance it
we are tired of this jamboree democracy or one nation of certain cabal from north.
sola Olusola
8 February 2010 00:49SOME PEOPLE HAVE NO SHAME AT ALL. MIKE AIGBHE HAS NO SHAME AT ALL. WHY DID IT TAKE YOU ALL THIS WHILE TO TELL THE STORY ? WHOM ARE YOU TRYING TO IMPRESS ? SO YOU ARE A SAINT BECAUSE YOU ARE YET TO BE PROBED?
iT IS ONLY IN NIGERIA THAT PEOPLE LIKE THIS CAN RIDE HIGH AND GRANDSTAND. OH PITY !
Alabama
12 February 2010 (5 weeks ago) 13:51There is no news any of this so call military leaders can tell us ,we have seen and heard the worst about them, n igerians are unluck to be in these groups hand. Akhigbe should close is mouth.As for Obasanjo is a shameless man,that tells the extent an average African leader can go when hungry for power.We need to enact inheritance tax law in Africa because power is all about money and we should stop them from passing this looted money to their unborn children.
Alabama
12 February 2010 (5 weeks ago) 13:52There is no news any of this so call military leaders can tell us ,we have seen and heard the worst about them, Nigerians are unluck to be in these groups hand. Akhigbe should close is mouth.As for Obasanjo is a shameless man,that tells the extent an average African leader can go when hungry for power.We need to enact inheritance tax law in Africa because power is all about money and we should stop them from passing this looted money to their unborn children.
omoba
12 February 2010 (5 weeks ago) 19:53Most commentators are a big disapointment.no one even bother to comment on the genuiness or otherwise of what the man has said. are those revelation useful and intructive, yes, any lesson to learn from it , plenty. so why are these people living ete to pursue lapalapa? rubish, absolute rubish, the reason is that the people have been so devasted by hunger and poverty that they now find it hard to think constuctively even when they are being asked t o come chop.poor people. Akhigbe have spoken his mind . those who care to hear would hear and learn from it even though this fact was already known to many people but it is good all the same that someone in a position of Akhigbe is sayiny it openly. bi iro balo logun odun, ojo kan ni ooto ma le ba. truth is bitter.
May God deliver this country lowo awon amunisin.
omoba Ekitikete-USA
mus
14 February 2010 (4 weeks ago) 16:12Na wa 4 this our country name nigeria….e be like say the water wey we dey drink 4 that country get bad juju inside cause everybody wey get chance enter goverment…na to go steal money…..OBJ is still the only nigeria prisident wey super powers like…that means OBJ is still the best OLE…MAKE UNA THINK AM the rest prisident b4 na killers of human and progress…..DURING the time obj wa country get better name….but 4 myside obj plan say make stupid person take over so that him name obj go live 4 ever…but the wahala don bance back to obj….the game wey obj play no be better game….obj no think about future of nigeria…obj think about now…just like many of us…..many of us no get get plan b…when plan a fail….we nigeria no dey think about future…our country can be world power if we put our act together…Hausa fulani make una put una house in order by trying to bring progress to your people..Sharia is not the right thing at the moment of history…people need food…..Sharia drive business away in this time of history.For example me being a businessman will not open BURGER KINGS OR MR BIGS in the sharia AREA cause may be one my enemy we use fast one on me and say am selling pig meat…THAT MEANS SOME MAD ONE WILL PUT FIRE TO THE BUSINESS:::Malam A BEG BRING EDUCATION TO YOUR PEOPLE….make una no follow iran…iran na evil people…small word 4 wise.
timi d law
15 February 2010 (4 weeks ago) 17:11Thank you commodore for rescueing lagos state
The Comrade
21 February 2010 (3 weeks ago) 21:01OBJ i must confess is one of the biggest politcal bastard that Nigerians has ever had. He OBJ should be ashamed of him self; trying to portray himself as a saint but he is actually a devilesh. I think that we need a political revolution like the one that took place in Chana so that people who would want this country to remain in the dark can give way for the Light.
tayo london
23 February 2010 (3 weeks ago) 09:58just short up mr good man,where r u since all this day,why now?