Obasanjo

Mar

2023

Soludo, Okonjo-Iweala, best appointments I made as President – Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday recalled his relationship with Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State and current Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as his appointees. He said they about the best appointments he made while he was President. The former Nigerian leader also condemned the “persistent” discrimination against people of southeastern extraction, which he describes as Igbophobia. Obasanjo spoke at an event to commemorate Governor Soludo’s one year in office. In Obasanjo’s administration which spanned 1999 to 2007, Soludo served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), while Okonjo-Iweala was the…

Dec

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nigeria not living up to ‘giant of Africa’ status – Obasanjo

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said Nigeria is not living up to the status of ‘giant of Africa.’ Obasanjo made this assertion on Thursday at the launch of ‘"The Letterman", a book authored by Musikilu Mojeed, Premium Times editor-in-chief. The former president said Nigerians should not blame God for their problems but themselves. The book focuses on letters written by Obasanjo. He said when Nigeria gained independence, the expectation was for the nation to be known as “a giant in the sun” and not the “giant of Africa” as it is being referred to now. Obasanjo said, “When Nigeria became independent,…