He said this following the expression of surprise by Obasanjo that former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, pleaded for him.
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The former Head of state/President came from a Nigerian village of Ibogun-Olaogun, Ifo, Ogun State, Nigeria, to the pinnacle of power on the continent. Obasanjo was Nigeria’s military head of state between 1976 and 1979 and two-time democratically elected president, from 1999 to 2007. “OBJ”, as he is widely called, is probably the most globally known and celebrated Nigerian leader.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Aiyedatiwa is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 16 election.
He spoke at a valedictory service in honour of the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Prof. Chinedum Babalola.
Obasanjo said this when the League of Northern Democrats visited him in his home in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Tuesday.
Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi on Sunday when he paid homage to the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman-Adamu.
He made the appeal in an opinion article he made available to the media following a meeting the retired Generals had over the weekend.
So also did a former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, express his concern over the worsening impunity in the country.
His absence at the meeting was preceded by his criticism of those running the government over the weekend in Ogun State.
The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
The former president spoke at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, over the weekend.
Obasanjo in a condolence letter dated July 26, 2024 and addressed to the family said he received the demise of Iwuanyanwu with mixed feelings of sadness and gratitude to God
Obasanjo made the remark at the inauguration of a VIP lodge in Osun Government House, on Sunday in Osogbo.
Obasanjo made the commendation when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Otti in Abia, on his way to Item where his former Special Assistant on Privatisation
Recall that Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi Central) had alleged that the 2024 Budget was padded by N3 trillion.
The remark by Governor Soludo was contained in a press statement by his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime.
The SAN spoke at the 32nd and 33rd convocation lecture of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.
Lawson was buried in the compound of one of the Lawson Group of Schools in Abeokuta.
Obasanjo described the powers vested in the hands of a few judges as “totally unacceptable.”
He spoke in an address at a high-level consultation themed: “Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa.”