Former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed confidence in President Muhammadu Buhari’s ability to surmount Nigeria’s challenges. The former president made the remark while speaking with journalists in Taraba state on Friday, stating that he is certain that Buhari will not disappoint Nigerians. “So far, Buhari has not disappointed us. I trust him […]
Continue ReadingFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed media reports linking him with a meeting of the Convention Committee of his former party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Shehu Musa Yar’ Ardua Centre, reiterating that he left the party last year to became an elder statesman. Obasanjo made this known to reporters in Abeokuta, the Ogun […]
Continue ReadingIjaw elder statesman and national leader, Edwin Clark, says he has always been in support of the fight against corruption, saying he fought former Delta State Governor, James Ibori and also challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo for having just N20,000 when he left prison but is now one of the wealthiest former presidents. Clark spoke […]
Continue ReadingFormer President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for merging of government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as part of efforts to curb wastage of scarce resources, futher stating that government need to block all forms of financial leakages due to the dwindling revenue. Obasanjo made the call on Tuesday in Abeokuta while addressing […]
Continue ReadingErstwhile Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential villa, where both of them met behind closed-doors after which Mr. Obasanjo said he visited the president to deliver messages he brought from abroad. Mr. Obasanjo, who recently travelled to Liberia and Gambia, told State House correspondents, “I […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari and former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday (today) held a private meeting at the presidential villa in Abuja, at about 1:00pm. Obasanjo arrived at the presidential villa about 12:50pm, and went straight into a closed-door meeting with the president. This is not the first time Obasanjo is having such private discussions with […]
Continue ReadingFormer Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says he was queried by President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999 for proposing the privatisation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Speaking on Tuesday at the launch of We Are All Biafrans, a book of essays by journalism and activist, Chido Onumah, in Abuja, Atiku said he made the proposal before the […]
Continue ReadingFormer President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday condemned what he described as “the rivalry for supremacy among Yoruba monarchs’’. Obasanjo was speaking when the new Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, paid him a courtesy visit at his hilltop residence in Abeokuta, Ogun. The former president described the rivalry as “a distraction which can result […]
Continue ReadingChief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, on Monday commended President Muhammadu Buhari on his efforts to end the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East region. Obasanjo lauded Buahri’s efforts during a visit to Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima at the Government House, Maiduguri. “I know that he (Buhari) is very, very concerned about the […]
Continue ReadingFormer President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has lashed out at those asking him to account for recovered Abacha loot, describing them as illiterates and stupid people. He also reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s frequent trips as, according to him, Nigeria needs to be in touch with important centres of the world. Obasanjo, who stated […]
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