Olusegun Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo
Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFRis a former Nigerian Army general who was President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007. A Nigerian of Yoruba descent, Obasanjo was a career soldier before serving twice as his nation's head of state, as a military ruler from 13 February 1976 to 1 October 1979 and as a democratically elected president from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. From July 2004 to January 2006, Obasanjo also served as Chairperson of the African Union...
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth5 March 1937
CountryNigeria
I have directed the security agencies to bring the perpetrators to book and we will make sure that sort of situation does not arise again.
People were expecting us to run before we walk, ... People should be patient with us, bearing in mind that even the (Western) countries that are shouting at the top today about being democracies, it took them time to get there.
Many are the people, Nigerians and non-Nigerians, dead and alive, that God has used and is still using in the course of my life journey.
My joy knows no bounds, ... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity.
We need to negotiate with other groups, unless our objective is to prevent any decision.
Make no mistake. We face a very difficult job once we get the pomp behind us tomorrow,
While there are enormous challenges ahead, we have recorded some modest achievements in the areas of peace and stability.
The best thing that I will want to have is not to have debt at all, ... So when you talk of rescheduling, I'm apprehensive. When you talk of remission, even staying of interest for some time, will be one way. But we cannot, we cannot, talk of being able to do what we need to do ... bearing the burden of debt that is hanging over us at this time.
strive at this meeting to come out with solutions.
It was frank and exploratory. They will continue to meet to see how they can bridge the gap. All are willing to make a success of this.
It is unfortunate. Any military takeover anywhere in the world is out of fashion and should be regarded as unfortunate. Any short-circuit of democracy is not in the best interest of the people.
It is the destiny of us all to see this day.
We are happy that we are witnessing this day. Our government shall do its best to meet the hopes and aspirations of our people,
Those are areas where one should not say they are expecting too much, because they are areas where things should be done and should be done fast,