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
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.
It was frank and exploratory. They will continue to meet to see how they can bridge the gap. All are willing to make a success of this.
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.
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.
Make no mistake. We face a very difficult job once we get the pomp behind us tomorrow,
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.
asks all Nigerians to pray for all those aboard the plane and their families.
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.
Last time I was here there were pillboxes, roadblocks and sandbags on the road from the airport. There is only one set of sandbags this time,
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.
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.
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.