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
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.
I will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free.
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.
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.
While there are enormous challenges ahead, we have recorded some modest achievements in the areas of peace and stability.
This government was highly touched by this unfortunate incident, which claimed such a number of lives. The nation is in a state of grief and a state of mourning.
any time he chooses to take advantage of it.
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.
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.
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.
Make no mistake. We face a very difficult job once we get the pomp behind us tomorrow,
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.
We need to negotiate with other groups, unless our objective is to prevent any decision.