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
is a flow out of Plateau. If the governor in Plateau had taken the right steps, there would not have been Kano. You don't deal with symptoms and leave the disease.
If you deceive me once shame on you because I have trusted you once and you have deceived me, if you deceive me twice shame on me because I have learnt my lessons and you have deceive me and if you deceive me for the third time shame on me because am a compound fool.
Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.
I don't see why anybody should worry,
Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.
We will as soon as possible reexamine our laws and policies and eliminate all obstacles to genuine investment.
Yet there comes a time in the life of a patriot when abdication would amount to a betrayal if not outright treachery.
At the same time, African aims to intensify cooperation with China in the fields of trade, investment and agriculture.
The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa.
While there are enormous challenges ahead, we have recorded some modest achievements in the areas of peace and stability.
We must demonstrate the political will and assume the responsibility for the historical wrongs that are owed to the victims of slavery, that an apology be extended by states which actively practiced and benefited themselves from slavery.
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,
I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country,
We need to negotiate with other groups, unless our objective is to prevent any decision.