Tag: Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigeria’s debt: Obasanjo attacks Buhari over borrowing spree

Aminu Imam

…Says it’s criminal to accumulate debt for future generations Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has berated President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over its continued accumulation of debt through borrowing, noting that piling up debt for future generations is foolish and criminal. Obasanjo who spoke in a video shared by a television programme  on Sunday night, said it’s the height of folly to borrow to fund recurrent expenditure. The former president’s remarks came in the wake of President Buhari’s request to the National Assembly for a fresh $4 billion loan. “If we…

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Nigeria is ‘bleeding’ – Ex-Jigawa Gov. Lamido laments 

Aminu Imam

…Says nobody is safe again  Former Governor of Jigawa, Sule Lamido, has lamented that Nigeria is bleeding as nowhere in the country is safe. This was stated by the chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), after a meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the latter’s residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the weekend. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, the ex-governor said although Nigeria is confronted with challenges, the meeting with Obasanjo reinforced his faith in the country. Lamido was quoted as saying, “How do…

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Northern Youths wants Obasanjo, Babangida, others to intervene in Nigeria’s woes

Aminu Imam

…Says Buhari’s successor can come from anywhere The Northern Youth Leaders Forum, (NYLF), yesterday, called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo to urgently summon a meeting of those it called “Nigerian fathers” with a view to intervening in the country’s woes and proffering solutions. The National Chairman of NYLF Comrade Elliot Afiyo said while addressing newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State, shortly after he met with former President Obasanjo. According to the forum, those who fall into the category include retired Generals Ibrahim Babangida, Theophilus Danjuma, AbdulSalami Abubakar; Chief Ernest Shonekan, among others.…

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Obasanjo rules out Yoruba nation, IPOB secession calls, says “whatever happens, Nigeria’ll continue to exist”

Aminu Imam

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria will continue to exist despite the challenges the country is facing. This was stated by the former president, while speaking yesterday, during the book launch and 85th birthday of Sunday Mbang, Prelate Emeritus of the Methodist Church Nigeria, in Lagos. Obasanjo’s comments come amid agitations by secessionist groups. The ex-president said he’ll continue to work for unity and peace in the country, adding that it’ll cost more if Nigeria ceases to exist, noting that it will be better for the country to remain as one. “We…

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Ex-President Obasanjo kneels before 37 yr-old newly crowned Olu of Warri

Aminu Imam

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has paid a visit to the newly crowned Olu of Warri, HRM Ogiame Atuwatse III, where the ex-president bowed in homage to the monarch. The 84-year-old statesman, himself a prominent Egba chief, was captured kneeling before the youthful Ogiame, who, though seated on his throne, deferred to the aged ex-president as he paid the youthful monarch due respect. Obasanjo had visited the monarch shortly after his well-attended coronation, despite the fact that the occasion clashed with the presentation of staff of office to the Emir of…

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Nigeria’s situation very bad but not irredeemable – Obasanjo

Aminu Imam

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday described Nigeria’s current situation as “very bad, but not irredeemable”. The former president said every right-thinking individual knows where Nigeria is descending to if no urgent step was taken to arrest the drift. The elder statesman, who expressed concerns the nation was not where it ought to be, spoke when he received the national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), Uche Secondus, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. He revealed that Secondus had not visited him for the reason of partisan politics but because…

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2023: “I’m done with politics; not forming party”, says Obasanjo

Aminu Imam

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says he is done with politics and he has no intention to form a new political party as reported by some media platforms. According to a statement issued by the former president yesterday, titled: ‘Obasanjo Not Forming Political Party’, signed by the ex-president’s Special Assistant on Media Affairs, Kehinde Akinyemi, his principal, who is currently in Kabul, Afghanistan.  It declared that the report was false, maintaining that there was “no plan to float a new political party now or in near future”. Obasanjo was quoted as saying,…

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Insecurity: Obasanjo promises action after closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s ex-leaders

Aminu Imam

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday said that Nigerians would start witnessing positive actions and changes amid tensions in various parts of the country. The former president said this after his closed-door meeting with former Nigerian leaders and elder statesmen in Abuja. Obasanjo, who addressed journalists at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, noted that a communiqué was not issued at the end of the meeting because the statesmen would be long on action and short on statement. He said that the outcome of the meeting would soon be communicated to President Muhammadu…

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“I’m a strong believer in one Nigeria” — but not at any cost”, Says Obasanjo

Aminu Imam

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says though he strongly believes in the existence of Nigeria as a single nation, it should not be at any cost. Obasanjo stated this yesterday, during his investiture as a fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), organised by the Ogun State chapter. The elder statesman called on those agitating for the disintegration of the country to shelve the idea and work for unity. He said it is better for Nigeria to remain as one indivisible nation, noting that “disintegration is not the solution”. “It…

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Obasanjo, Sultan, Abdulsalami convene meeting to discuss ‘pressing’ national issues 

Aminu Imam

By Aminu Imam The Interfaith Initiatives for Peace has convened a meeting to discuss “pressing issues” in the country. According to a letter addressed to the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, issued by the group, which is jointly led by former president Olusegun Obasanjo, Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Sa’ad Abubakar, former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Onaiyekan, stated that issues such as national unity, security, peace, integration, economic revitalisation, and development will be discussed at the meeting. The…

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