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<strong>Retired Police Officer Shouldn’t Be Appointed As PSC Chair – Obasanjo</strong>

10Feb

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Retired Police Officer Shouldn’t Be Appointed As PSC Chair – Obasanjo

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has said that individuals that retired as police officers should not be considered for appointment as chair of the Police Service Commission, PSC. Recall that the senate had in January 2023 confirmed retired inspector-general of the police, IGP, Solomon Arase, as substantive chair of the PSC after President Muhammadu Buhari asked the red chamber to confirm him in line with provisions of section 153 (1) and 154 (1) of the constitution as amended. Before Arase was appointed, Musiliu Smith, a former IG, served as chair of the PSC. Obasanjo while speaking on Wednesday at the public presentation of a book titled ‘Policing the Nigeria Police’, written by Simon Okeke, a former chairperson of PSC, said retired police officers shou...

<strong>Obi: Obasanjo Can’t Win His Polling Unit – Tinubu</strong>

2Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Obi: Obasanjo Can’t Win His Polling Unit – Tinubu

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed pity for his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi, following his endorsement by ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo. The APC presidential candidate stated that Obasanjo lacks the capacity to win his polling unit, hence Obi risks failure for associating with the former president. Tinubu stated this in a statement issued by the Director and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Bayo Onanuga. According to Tinubu, nobody in Ogun State could depend on Obasanjo to win a position as the governor or councillor. He said that the former president has never successfully made anybody a president in Nigeria. The statement read, “From our records, President Obasanjo has...

Why Obasanjo’s Face Should Be on New Naira Note – Atiku

6Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Why Obasanjo’s Face Should Be on New Naira Note – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to include the image of former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the redesigned naira notes. He disclosed this in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle. Atiku argued that Obasanjo deserves the honour given his positive contributions to the growth and development of Nigeria. He said that having the former President’s face in the new naira note would motivate future leaders to put in extra efforts for the betterment of the country. See Also: CBN’s Naira Redesign Political – Obaseki Atiku tweeted, “Africa is blessed to have a statesman of such impeccable democratic credentials as Chief Obasanjo. A man whose image ought to be in the redesigned naira not...

29Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

I Have No Anointed Candidate – Obasanjo

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that he has no preferred presidential candidate for the 2023 elections but instead has a national agenda. His comment comes in the wake of recent meetings and engagements with presidential aspirants from different political parties across the country. He stated this on Sunday in Niger State after closed-door meetings with former Presidents, General Ibrahim Babangida and General Abdulsalami Abubakar at their residents in Minna. Obasanjo said, “I don’t have a special candidate for the 2023 presidential election but rather, I have a National Agenda,” Recall that the former President had met with Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Bola Tinubu and other notable Nige...

My Question To Tinubu When He Visited Me – Obasanjo

20Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

My Question To Tinubu When He Visited Me – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo revealed part of his conversation with the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, when he paid him a visit at his Abeokuta residence. Recall that Tinubu had on Wednesday paid Obasanjo a visit at his Abeokuta home, located within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library. Tinubu, a former Lagos State Governor visited Obasanjo in the company of former governors Chief Olusegun Osoba and Otunba Gbenga Daniel, billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, and former interim national chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, among others. The media were not addressed after the closed-door meeting. See Also: Shun Politicians With Children Abroad – ASUU President S...

2023: I Have Stopped Partisan Politics — Ex-President Obasanjo Tells Visiting Governors Wike, Makinde, Ortom

24May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: I Have Stopped Partisan Politics — Ex-President Obasanjo Tells Visiting Governors Wike, Makinde, Ortom

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said he has quit partisan politics, but he desires Nigeria to come out of its many challenges.Obasanjo noted that an individual effort could not provide the solutions to the nation’s challenges, but Nigerians must come together and address the problems. He stated this while addressing reporters shortly after he received the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, former governor of Cross River State Donald Duke and others in Abeokuta.The Rivers Governor, Wike paid a visit the ex-president in continuation of his consultations across the six geopolitical zones.Obasanjo said he loved Wike's courage particularly with the ...

Insecurity: Buhari’s Govt Overwhelmed – Obasanjo

4Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

Insecurity: Buhari’s Govt Overwhelmed – Obasanjo

Olusegun Obasanjo Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, declared that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has been overwhelmed by insecurity. Obasanjo spoke in the light of the recent deadly attack on a Kaduna-bound train, which killed seven passengers, while 21 others are reportedly missing. “I believe that all right thinking Nigerians must know that we have a situation that has overwhelmed the present administration,” he said at his penthouse residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, while receiving a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Ugochukwu Williams. Describing the attack as “a serious situation,” Obasanjo lamented that Nigerians are “no longer safe on the road, in the train and at the airport.” This was as pan-Yoruba socio-politic...

We May Soon Say Goodbye To Nigeria – Obasanjo

7Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

We May Soon Say Goodbye To Nigeria – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday warned that if Nigeria continues to recycle corrupt set of politicians who lack commitment, courage and understanding of what makes a nation and development, Nigerians “will soon have to say goodbye to Nigeria as a nation.” He spoke on Saturday at the international symposium organised to mark his 85th birthday at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The symposium was attended physically and virtually by eminent personalities, including: President Paul Kagame, President Nicéphore Soglo, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Professor Goski Alabi (Ghana); Ambassador Barry Desker(Singapore); Professor Juma Shabani (Burundi); Dr. Mary Khimulu (Kenya); Dr. Moussa Kondo (Mali); Professor Sarah A...

Nigeria Must Continue To Exist: Obasanjo Rules Out Yoruba Nation, IPOB

28Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Biafra, News

Nigeria Must Continue To Exist: Obasanjo Rules Out Yoruba Nation, IPOB

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday did not mince words about the unity and indissolubility of Nigeria when he said the country that sprawl over 923,768 km² with over 200 million people will continue to exist no matter what happens. He spoke during the Book Launch and 85th Birthday of Eminence Prelate Sunday Mbang of the Methodist Church Nigeria which was held at the Admiralty Centre, Naval Dockyard, Victoria Island, Lagos State. Obasanjo, who was the Convener of the programme in honour of Mbang, described the former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria as a lover of Nigeria. The book, a memoir, chronicling the journey of the octogenarian, was titled, ‘My Life and Times’. Obasanjo, 84, said the “many enemies” who don’t want to see the country’s continued c...

Obasanjo Decries Nigeria’s Rising Debts, Low FDI

22Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Economy, News, Nigeria

Obasanjo Decries Nigeria’s Rising Debts, Low FDI

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed worry over the way states and the Federal Government are accumulating debts as well as over the low foreign direct investment into the country. Obasanjo spoke on Thursday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, when he hosted some members of the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by its Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library. At the meeting, Obasanjo was said to have expressed worry about the way the country had been busy accruing debts by borrowing money all over the world. While in office, the former president visited the country’s creditors and was able to get debt forgiveness for the country. However, since assuming office six years ago, the regime of the President, Major G...