Obasanjo didn’t win 1999 election –Okurounmu

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The battle for the political soul of Ogun State reverberated on Tuesday at the National Conference in Abuja when a delegate representing the South-West, Senator Femi Okurounmu, told members of the Confab Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government that his kinsman, former President Olusegun Obasanjo did not win the 1999 Presidential election.

He said Obasanjo’s emergence as President was planned and executed by the powers-that-be at the time to reduce tension generated by the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election which was said to have been won by the late businessman, Chief MKO Abiola.

Conference report’ll be subjected to referendum -Okurounmu

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The chairman of the National Advisory Committee on National Dialogue/Conference, Dr Femi Okurounmu speaks on the role of National Assembly in the proposed conference, issue of referendum, representation and critics of the conference in this exclusive interview with KUNLE ODEREMI AND DARE ADEKANMBI. Excerpts:

SEVEN days after the inauguration of the committee that you head, how has been the experience?
The experience has been very gratifying.

Continue after the break.