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
As your president of a democratic and civilian administration, I believe this is what God Almighty has ordained for me and my beloved country and its people.
I can assure you that Nigeria is not just the number one item on our agenda. Nigeria is in fact the only item on our agenda.
In Africa we are emerging. We have taken responsibility, and know change is required so that we can be empowered in the way of human and capital infrastructure. And then America and Europe and ourselves will be the better for it.
At the same time, African aims to intensify cooperation with China in the fields of trade, investment and agriculture.
Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice.
We will work to bring an element of stability to the price of oil.
Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy, it is often of our dedication to the principle of the rule of law.
The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa.
I believe God knew what he was doing when he put oil under our ground. It should be a means to an end.
School is not meant for the poor, only for the rich.
We will as soon as possible reexamine our laws and policies and eliminate all obstacles to genuine investment.
If I am not above the law, nobody in this country can then claim to be above the law.
What the oil producer gets paid is about 16 percent. The majority of it is tax, which in fairness to the government of this country they have accepted and admitted.
Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.