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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05ABUJA1703 |
NIGERIA: UK PROPOSED PRESS GUIDANCE ON A [...] (U) Action Request Para 11. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Despite repeated public denials and constitutionally mandated term limits, President Obasanjo's alleged aspiration to a third term has become a lightening rod among the political elites. The British High Commission proposes a common, public p [...] |
2005-09-13 09:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM OPRC NI THIRDTERM |
| 05ABUJA1902 |
NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU CONVINCED [...] (S) Summary: Atiku believes that President Obasanjo will try anything to stay in power past 2007, including exploiting unrest in the Delta and the Bakassi dispute to justify postponement of the elections. The Vice President fears that he himself could be assassinated. Atiku wants the U.S. [...] |
2005-10-05 08:40:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREL NI THIRDTERM |
| 05ABUJA1957 |
NIGERIA: VICE PRESIDENT ATIKU REITERATES FIERCE [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Atiku believes that the North will erupt if its leaders are convinced that President Obasanjo is seeking a third term. This eruption, he believes, will occur whether or not Obasanjo changes legally the constitution to provide for a presidential third term. Atiku [...] |
2005-10-11 16:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PREF PREL NI THIRDTERM |
| 05ABUJA2242 |
LOCAL PRESS REPORTS BUSH-OBASANJO LETTER RE THIRD [...] (U) SUMMARY: A local newspaper reported 17 Novemeber that a letter from President Bush to President Obasanjo had been delivered advising Obasanjo to not seek a third term. While not new, this is the most prominent reporting of the issue. The question came up in a press briefing held during [...] |
2005-11-17 12:10:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI THIRDTERM |
| 05ABUJA2287 |
RUMBLINGS INCREASE AGAINST THIRD TERM BID [...] (C) The controversy over possible attempts by President Obasanjo to extend his tenure beyond 2007 continues to dominate current political discussions in Nigeria. Some lawmakers who spoke to POL staff admitted that there "is pressure from the presidency" to endorse a constitutional amendment [...] |
2005-11-22 15:05:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI THIRDTERM |
| 06ABUJA1148 |
A TALE OF THREE CONTACTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with National Secretary of the ruling PDP Ojo Maduekwe on May 13 and PDP Senator Ben Obi on May 15, they described these as the worst of times. Both expected today's defeat of the third term agenda in the National Assembly (septel) but worried that the actual end of [...] |
2006-05-16 14:44:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NI THIRDTERM |
| 06ABUJA2129 |
BENUE STATE GOVERNOR SAYS OBASANJO INTENDS TO STAY [...] (S) SUMMARY. Benue State Governor George Akume paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador August 16. Also present were two of Akume's advisors, House of Representatives member Tengu Tsegba, and PolOff. Akume's central message was that President Obasanjo intends to stay in office but could be pe [...] |
2006-08-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PINR NI ELECTIONS THIRDTERM |
| 06ABUJA2181 |
GOVERNOR HARUNA PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador and PolOff met with Governor Boni Haruna of Adamawa State on August 21. Haruna is supporting Atiku's presidential bid and says he is confident Atiku will win if there is "a level playing field." Haruna complained that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EF [...] |
2006-08-22 16:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | SECRET | PGOV PINR NI THIRDTERM ELECTIONS |
| 06ABUJA2816 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES ON STATE OF EMERGENCY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a surprise move, both chambers of the National Assembly voted October 26 to approve the state of emergency declared by the President in Ekiti State. While the press reports that the Senate vote was unanimous, Embassy contacts indicate that the results were questionable and p [...] |
2006-10-29 14:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR ELECTIONS THIRDTERM NI |
| 06ABUJA683 |
THIRD TERM EFFORTS CLOUD ELECTION CREDIBILITY [...] (C) Summary. American democracy organizations based in Nigeria believe that the credibility of the 2007 elections is negatively affected by President Obasanjo's attempt to amend the constitution to allow him to serve a third term. The preparations for elections are desperately behind schedul [...] |
2006-03-27 17:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM NI THIRDTERM |
| 06ABUJA944 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS SEEK SUPPORT AFTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: A group of National Assembly members opposed to a third term for President Obasanjo argued that the constitutional review process now underway has been characterized by manipulation and irregularities but predicted efforts to amend the constitution would ultimately fail. The [...] |
2006-04-26 13:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM NI THIRDTERM |
| 06LAGOS690 |
THIRD TERM DEFEAT TRIGGERS EUPHORIA AMONG SOUTHERN [...] (C) The demise of the third term amendment has most southern politicians happier than they have been in months. Many believe the President will not easily accept defeat and will search for another device to extend his presidency. Cynics believe he will foment or encourage unrest, particularly [...] |
2006-05-20 15:18:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI THIRDTERM |
| 06LAGOS714 |
SENATOR DANJUMA TALKS ABOUT OBASANJO THIRD TERM [...] (C) During a May 22 conversation, Edo State Senator Daisy Danjuma gave a Senate insider's view of President Obasanjo's failed last-ditch efforts to garner her support for his third term bid. Obasanjo personally pleaded with her and her husband, Obasanjo's former Defense Minister, for support. [...] |
2006-05-25 14:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI THIRDTERM |
| 06LAGOS720 |
PRESIDENT TO RESHUFFLE CABINET AND PDP AFTER THIRD [...] (C) Transcorp Director and Obasanjo insider Otunba Funso Lawal told the Consul General the President, stung by the third term amendment defeat, was planning to reshuffle his cabinet and the PDP machinery to reward the faithful and to bruise the indifferent and disloyal. By these moves, Obasa [...] |
2006-05-26 15:48:00 | Consulate Lagos | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NI THIRDTERM |