Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged the Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to “soldier on” amidst the party’s ongoing internal crisis. Obasanjo gave the charge on Saturday when he hosted the faction’s National Working Committee (NWC) at his residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he declined a proposal to endorse Nasir el-Rufai as his successor in 2007 because he felt the former Kaduna governor “needed time to mature.” Obasanjo made the revelation on Friday while speaking at the second annual symposium of the Ajibosin Platform in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. El-Rufai served as […]
By Emma Okereh Former Military Head of State and President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has made a startling revelation about the arrest and imprisonment of General (retd) Shehu Musa Yaradua, Chief MKO Abiola and himself, stating that he was able to survive the evil plan of their captor by the special grace of God. […]
BY PATRICK WEMAMBU Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has advocated a brand of democracy described as afro-centric, arguing that western democracy in Africa is not just failing but dying. He spoke at the 60th birthday colloquium of former speaker of House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, which held in Abuja Monday. Attributing the decline of democracy in […]
…consultations for coalition ahead of 2027 on front burner says ex- NWC member By Tunde Opalana In an unannounced visit, former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar stormed the Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Monday to visit his boss, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Atiku served as Vice-President in President Obasanjo’s administration between 1999 […]
BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), service chiefs in Oyo State, Board of O’dua Investment Company and the Seriki Hausawa of Oyo State, on Thursday, visited the governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, over the demise of his brother, Engr. Sunday Makinde. […]
Laolu Akande, a former spokesman for ex-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has criticized former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his remarks at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum at Yale University. Obasanjo had described Nigeria’s situation as dire, attributing the country’s challenges to pervasive corruption, incompetence, and other systemic issues. He referred to past administrations, using terms like […]
*Blames poor leadership, regionalism, disunity BY ABIODUN TAIWO The former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday said Nigeria has disappointed the black race and Africa in particular due to lack of good leadership. He said, the whole world looked at Nigeria as the hope of the black race due to its potential, but […]
.Challenges world leaders, including those in Africa, Nigeria to lead with fear of God Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says deficit of leadership is a major challenge confronting the world, Africa inclusive. Obasanjo made the assertion on Monday at the 11th African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) 2024 Conference, organised by the Bible Society of various countries […]
.Says Out-of-school syndrome, recruitment for future Boko Haram Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he once suffered 25 per cent hearing loss without knowing it. Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi on Sunday when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman-Adamu. According to him, many people in the world are deaf […]
..Laments that ‘we’ve squandered God’s gifts’ .Says ‘I firmly believe God didn’t create Nigeria to struggle’ Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerian leaders to judiciously use the country’s abundant resources to develop the nation. This is as he lamented the state of Nigeria, noting that the nation has squandered God’s gifts. Speaking at […]
By Ayodele Adesanmi Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, gladiators across Nigerian political divides and other international dignitaries across the country will storm Ado-Ekiti, capital.of Ekiti State to celebrate a legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University and declared Afe Babalola Day. Some state governors, legislators from both chambers of the National Assembly, political and social […]
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday called on African countries to pool their resources together toward forming stronger pan-African economic ties. The traditional economic concept of Pan-Africanism has usually entailed the call on African people – in the African continent or the Diaspora – to pool their resources in order to establish economic power for […]
A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says that artificial intelligence can be used as a tool to provide solutions for millions of out-of-school children in Nigeria. Obasanjo made this assertion at the third international colloquium and 50th anniversary of learning opportunities organised by the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), University of Lagos (UNILAG), on Thursday in […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said African countries made a mistake by adopting the Western liberal democracy introduced by the Europeans. Obasanjo said this on Tuesday in Abuja during a meeting with members of the House of Representatives promoting a bill to reintroduce the parliamentary system of government. The former president said the liberal democracy […]
By Motolani Oseni Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo is advocating the use of N119.5 trillion pension fund assets for national development, especially, infrastructure investments safely and sustainably that do not jeopardize people’s pensions. As of the end of January 2024, the pension fund assets under the Contributory Pension Scheme(CPS) was N19.5 trillion. Obasanjo, who stated […]
…provides solutions to nation’s economic crisis By Aherhoke Okioma A Niger Delta group, the Movement for the Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta (MSDND) has thrown its weight behind the positions put forward by the Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo and some eminent ex-Niger Delta warlords over the percentages of crude oil stolen from the Niger […]
In Owerri, Imo State, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, received a visit from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo discussed “issues of mutual interest” with Iwuanyanwu alongside other Ohanaeze leaders. Speaking to reporters on Friday about the visit’s conclusion, Ohanaeze Secretary General Okey Emuchay said that the meeting was significant and highly symbolic […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said Nigeria’s future is burdened by debt, blaming years of mismanagement by past administrations. “The coming generations will have no choice but pay the current debt being incurred,” Obasanjo said. Speaking at an event for young leaders on Wednesday, Obasanjo lamented the squandered opportunity of previous debt relief, secured during his […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked Nigerians to be afraid of leaders who do not have the fear of God and not sympathetic. Speaking at an event on Thursday in Abuja, the former president said it is important for a leader to have a close relationship with God. Obasanjo added that a good leader must […]