Former Senate President Adolphus Wabara has revealed that he rejected an N250 million bribe to support the third term agenda of former President Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo.

The controversial agenda was topical during the presidential tenure of Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007.

In an excerpt of a YouTube interview series, "Untold Stories with Adesuwa," released on Monday, July 1, Wabara confirmed the claims made by insiders aware of the plan, stating, "That's very correct."

"The money came to me, I dont want to embarrass certain people. It came to me by 1:30 am in cash before my third term speech. It came in a black sparkling G-wagon. I can still remember it," recounting the moment a bribe attempt was made.

Wabara provided context to the political climate of that time, saying, “Then when they were saying they were distributing N50 million per Senator, I didn’t believe it.”

The former Senate President also clarified a point about his departure from office. “First of all, I was not removed by Obasanjo, I resigned,” Wabara asserted.

When the interviewer suggested there might have been pressure for his resignation, Wabara countered, “No, there was even no pressure.”

Highlighting the significance of rejecting the third-term agenda, Wabara stated, “Without people like us, there wouldn’t be democracy now. Yes, if we had supported the third term, you know, I mean we would have had dictatorship, tyranny, and people like Buhari wouldn’t have emerged. Even the present Tinubu would not have emerged because Obasanjo would have still been there.”

Wabara discussed the broader implications of their acts as well as the continued struggles the Igbo people face, even though the complete interview has not been made public.

He said, “We have not been forgiven for what we did not cause, the Biafra War. It wasn’t our fault, but the propaganda is that the Igbos cannot be trusted.”

Wabara is the former Senate President and Chairman of the board of Trustees (BoT) of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP).