Tag: Olusegun Obasanjo

“Nigeria sitting on keg of gunpowder” – Obasanjo to Tinubu

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…Says demands of protesting youths legitimate Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government that there could be dire consequences if their demands of Nigerian youths which led to the on-going nationwide protests were not met as soon as possible. The former president, who made his warning during a visit to his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, by six members of the National Assembly yesterday, said the Federal Government should listen to the concerns of the youth which necessitated their nationwide protests. Obasanjo said this was…

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“Tinubu deceiving Nigerians, subsidy back in Nigeria” – Obasanjo

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…Says cabals undermining ?angote’s $20bn refinery In a dramatic turn of events, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has publicly criticised the current administration of President Bola Tinubu, accusing it of reintroducing the fuel subsidy that was removed in June 2023. In a recent interview with London’s  Financial Times, Obasanjo stated that the fuel subsidy removal, which was a key policy decision by the Tinubu government, has effectively been reversed due to the impact of rising inflation on the cost of living. According to him, “There’s a lot of work that needs…

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Nigeria becoming more volatile because of suffering, hardship – Obasanjo warns

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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has blamed the current spate of volatility in the country on the suffering and hardship being faced by ordinary masses. Obasanjo, who made the assertion on Saturday at the Africa Methodist Council Heads of Conference Summit and Women’s Movement Leadership Summit in Lagos where he was the Chairman of the public lecture, stated that insecurity had made the country a dangerous place, filled with so much suffering and hunger. Speaking on the topic: ‘Leadership in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world’, the ex-military Head of…

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“Your policies implemented wrongly” – Obasanjo slams Tinubu

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described President Bola Tinubu’s policies on fuel subsidy removal and exchange rates as necessary but “wrongly implemented”. The former President zeroed in on three decisions of the administration which include fuel subsidy, exchange rates and the dealing with military coup in Niger Republic. His media adie, Kehinde Akinyemi, in a statement issued in Abeokuta yesterday, quoted Obasanjo to have spoken at a Colloquium: “Nigeria’s Development: Navigating the Way Out of the Current Economic Crisis and Insecurity”, delivered at the Paul Aje Colloquium (PAC), in Abuja.…

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Worsening Hardship: “Learn from Zimbabwe”, Obasanjo urges Tinubu

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged President Bola Tinubu’s government to approach Zimbabwe for possible solutions to Nigeria’s economic downturn. Speaking at a youth leadership symposium held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, on his 87th birthday, Obasanjo compared Nigeria’s soaring inflation and economic downturn to Zimbabwe’s, saying Nigeria has lessons to learn from the Southern African country.  “We have this problem of galloping inflation in the country now but do we have a country with such problems recently? Yes, we do. Zimbabwe had this problem recently”, Obasanjo explained.…

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“Devolution of power to States, LGAs solution to economic crisis” – Obasanjo

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Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has blamed the current economic crisis being faced in the country on lack of productivity among Nigerians and mismanagement of the availability of resources. Obasanjo stated this yesterday, at the public presentation of a book: ‘Court and Politics’, authored by Dr. Umar Ardo. He also called for devolution of power and resources from the Federal Government to the states and local governments to ensure effective management of resources and reduce competition at the centre.The book chronicled the first-hand experience of the author in politics and the…

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“Take charge of governance” – Obasanjo urges youth

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Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, says that many Nigerians don’t believe in the country, but argued that there’s no alternative. Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerian youths to seize the opportunity to take over governance, asserting that if they don’t do so now, they might never have the chance again. Speaking at the ‘Emerging Political Leaders Fellowship’ programme, organised by the Bridge Foundation in Abuja, Obasanjo encouraged the youth to be positively disruptive in their pursuit of political power. “You are the leaders of today; if you don’t…

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A’ Court verdicts: Obasanjo rejects sacking of Govs.

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…Says 3 Judges shouldn’t upturn million voters’ decision Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, in his reaction to the recent appeal court verdicts, sacking three governors in the wake of one week, faulted the decision of the Nigerians judges on the electoral disputes. Obasanjo, while speaking at the high-level consultation on ‘Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy in Africa’, which was held at Green Resort Legacy, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State, faulted what he labelled “cathedral pronouncements” by the judges. According to the former president, three to five judges should not…

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‘How we lost election for not bribing INEC, Police’ – Obasanjo

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Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, while speaking in Abeokuta at a high-level consultation he organised on ‘Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy in Africa’, recalled how his former political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), lost a local government election in Ogun State in 1998 because he rejected plans to bribe officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). Obasanjo, while making the claim, said party leaders had told him that there should be money allocated for the police and INEC, but he rejected the proposal on the belief that INEC officials…

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‘Western democracy not working for Africa’ – Obasanjo

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Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has insisted that Western liberal democracy has not worked for Africa, adding that liberal democracy does not consider the continent’s history, culture and tradition. The former President, while delivering his keynote address at a high-level consultation on ‘Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa’, in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, explained that the Western style of democracy failed in Africa because it does not consider the views of the majority of the people. Obasanjo, the convener of the gathering, described Western liberal democracy as “a government of a…

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