Tag: Obasanjo

“Nigerians, not Obasanjo, will decide 2027 election” – ADC insists

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ADC insists on 2027

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared that Nigerians, not former President Olusegun Obasanjo, would determine the outcome of the 2027 presidential election, accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of hiding behind attacks on its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to avoid accounting for President Bola Tinubu’s record on the economy, insecurity and the rising cost of living. According to the opposition party, millions of Nigerians are more concerned about the hardship they face daily than political personalities, insisting that the real contest in 2027 will be over the Tinubu…

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Gowon, Obasanjo, Jonathan celebrate Abdulsalami’s autobiography launch

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Abdulsalami’s autobiography launch

…Hail his democratic legacy Nigeria’s political elite, elder statesmen, traditional rulers and top government officials yesterday converged in Abuja to celebrate former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, as three books chronicling his life, leadership and contributions to peace-building were unveiled in commemoration of his 84th birthday. Among the dignitaries at the event were former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, while President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima. Other notable attendees included former Vice Presidents Namadi Sambo and Yemi Osinbajo,…

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Obasanjo visits ex-Head of State, Babangida in Minna

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has paid a private visit to former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, popular known as IBB), at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger state. Obasanjo was accompanied from the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport in Minna by Government House protocol officials. The former president spent about 30 minutes in a closed-door meeting with Babangida before returning to the airport. No official statement was issued on the purpose of the visit, but sources said the visit may not be unconnected to national issues or the 2027 general…

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Obasanjo, Jonathan, Atiku, Obi eulogise Tambuwal at 60

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Tambuwal@60

Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday eulogised a former governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, as he marked his 60th birthday. This is just as Tambuwal has said Nigeria was in peril and urgently needed salvation, calling on Nigerians to unite and rescue the country from its current challenges. Also, the various speakers, who spoke at a colloquium organised to mark his 60th birthday, in Abuja, narrated how Tambuwal was able to overcome the powers that be to become the…

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2027: Obasanjo meets PDP leaders, as Turaki’s faction plots Ekiti, Osun comeback

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Obasanjo PDP leaders

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday held a closed-door meeting with a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership led by its chairman, Taminu Turaki, at his residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, as the party intensifies consultations ahead of the 2026 and 2027 elections. The delegation, which arrived at about 11:38am, included former governors Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu (Niger) and Jonah Jang (Plateau), former Senate President and Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, National Secretary, Alhaji Taofeek Arapaja, and other senior party…

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“Let youth be part and parcel of leadership today” – Obasanjo

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Obasanjo insists

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo says adults and societal leaders owe it to the youth to provide truthful, transparent, transformational, and selfless leadership. Obasanjo stated this in Abeokuta yesterday, at the grand reunion and maiden lecture series of the Royal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom Alumni Association, Nigerian chapter. The former president delivered a lecture titled: ‘The Challenges of Youth in a Fractured World’. Obasanjo, represented by the Deputy Director, Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute, Prof. Samuel Daramola, defined youth as a period between childhood and adulthood marked by vitality, idealism, hope,…

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Council of State meeting: Jonathan, Obasanjo, Gowon absent; Tinubu presides 

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Jonathan, Obasanjo, Gowon

President Bola Tinubu yesterday, presided over the meeting of Council of State, with former Head of State Yakubu Gowon, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, absent. The meeting took place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, with former President Ibrahim Babangida and AbdulSalam Abubakar, as well as Governor Charles Soludo, of Anambra State joining virtually. Others are Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, serving Governors, the Chief of Staff to the President and other invited government officials. The meeting was also attended…

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“Buhari failed Nigerians”, Tinubu treading same path” – Obasanjo

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Obasanjo Tinubu

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has slammed the Late Muhammadu Buhari, declaring his 2015–2023 civilian administration as the worst Nigeria has ever experienced. In his new book, titled: ‘Nigeria: Past and Future’, Obasanjo accused Buhari of abandoning the very principles he cited as justification for overthrowing Shehu Shagari’s government in the December 31, 1983 coup. Buhari, who died in London on July 13, 2025, and was buried in his hometown of Daura two days later, had twice ruled Nigeria first as a military head of state and later as a democratically-elected…

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Seat of Power: “Non-virile leadership create Villa cabals” – LND Convener, Umar Arɗo

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LND on Villa cabals

Convener of the League of Northern Democrats (LND) and a former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Adamawa State, Dr. Umar Arɗo, has traced the emergence of cabals in Nigeria’s seat of power to the post-Obasanjo era. Speaking on the public perception  of a ‘cabal’ in the Presidential Villa, during  LibertyTV flagship show, PoliticsNOW,  Dr. Arɗo said at the time he served the Government during the time of President Olusegun Obasanjo there was no existence of any so-called cabal, but said it was because, “the president (Obasanjo)…

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Nigerias failing status confirmed under Emilokan – Obasanjo slams President Tinubu

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Obasanjo slams Tinubu

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigerias failing status under the reign of President Bola Tinubu is confirmed and glaringly indicated and manifested for every honest person to see. A statement issued by his Media Aide, Kehinde Akinyemi yesterday, quoted Obasanjo to have said this while delivering his keynote address at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University New Haven Connecticut, USA. Obasanjo was quoted as saying:  As the world can see and understand, Nigerias situation is bad. According to the statement, the former President in his address titled: Leadership Failure…

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