Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Friday declared that Nigeria may disintegrate if not restructured, and called on President Mohammadu Buhari to urgently restructure the country to safe it from imminent collapse. Obasanjo who made the call at the virtual annual Sobo Sowemimo Lecture of the Abeokuta Club in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, insisted that Nigeria if not restructured “will remain Read More
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Wednesday accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of deliberately attempting to cause division and acrimony along religious, ethnic and regional lines in the country. Reacting to Obasanjo’s open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, the ACF said the former president has continued to predict doom and bloodshed in the country, describing his conduct as uncivilised. ACF National Publicity Read More
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to purge itself of “bad eggs and hypocrites, who lack commitment” to return the opposition party to its lost glory. He said the purging exercise would put the party on a higher pedestal to scout for those “critical mass of committed people who would be ready to stand with Read More
The Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland Oba Aremu Gbadebo Tuesday said former President Olusegun Obasanjo should desist from his ceaseless attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari. The monarch said this in his goodwill message to mark the 82nd birthday anniversary of Obasanjo at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun state capital. Gbadebo, who said Obasanjo had all his life Read More
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole has said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar is working for foreign interests. Speaking at the APC presidential campaign at the Abakaliki Township Stadium in Ebonyi state, Oshiomhole said Atiku, who wrote letters to United Kingdom, United States of America and the European Union was Read More
Less than 48 hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo daring statements against President Muhammdau Buhari’s administration, both men have met at the Council of State meeting taking place in Abuja. In fact, Obasanjo led prayers in the course of the meeting meant for former heads of state and other top serving government officials. It is the first time Obasanjo and Read More
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, at the weekend, took a swipe at ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, over their ‘opposition’ to the second term bid of President Muhammadu Buhari. He declared that their ‘gang up’ against the APC-led government would fail. Oshiomhole made the declaration at the Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to the allegation of rigging made by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, adding that the former President is veing hunted by the his past. According to the ruling party, the APC doea not have any reason to rig, asking the former president to adjust himself, after February 16th Obasanjo will realise that he Read More
For the umpteenth time, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has hit the Muhammadu Buhari administration, likening it to the era of late Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha. He made the claim in a press statement titled: “Points for Concerns and Actions” issued in Ajaokuta, Ogun state. Obasanjo who is known to be vocal in his submissions before, during and after Read More
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo a while ago lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari, describing his administration to the era of the late former Head of state, Gen.Sani Abacha. Obasanjo who spoke from a 16-page letter, titled “Points for concern and action” which he disclosed to journalists at his residence in Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta .Obasanjo maintained: “today, another Abacha Era is Read More
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is alarmed by the revelation by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government is plotting to arrest him on trumped up charges and detain him, indefinitely. PDP in a statement signed by its spokesperson Kola Ologbondiyan, said “the revelation coming from a Nigerian of Chief Obasanjo status is Read More
Following the alarm raised by former President Olusegun Obasanjo that the government was planning to arrest him, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to call security agencies to order in order to douse the tension in the country. Atiku, who said he received with serious concern the purported alert raised by former President Olusegun Read More
Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has raised alarm over an alleged plot by President Muhammadu Buhari to frame him for a crime in a bid to silence his criticism of his administration. The former president made the claim in a press statement signed by his spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi on Friday. Part of his statement read, “Since Chief Olusegun Obasanjo declared in Read More
In this report, ABDULRAHMAN ZAKARIYAU looks at the issues that led to President Muhammadu Buhari’s outburst that there is nothing to show for improved power, in spite of the colossal amount spent in the sector by previous administrations, as well as ex President Olusegun Obasanjo’s challenge that he is ready for probe. Like a recurring decimal, the allegation keeps Read More
As the 2019 election draws nearer political forces are forming alliances just as alliances are collapsing. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is, at the minute, taking the heat as some of its alliance partners issue subtle or direct threats and a few others withdraw their support. The opposition People’s Democratic Party, which lost power to PDP, is far worse Read More
A member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Nasiru Danu has asked Nigerians to continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari saying the statements credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the re-election bid of the president were his personal opinion, adding that the ex-president can not speak for Nigerians. Speaking during an Read More
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said the Boko Haram insurgency can only be defeated if governments tackle the issue of hunger and joblessness. Obasanjo made this statement while in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, where he presided over a meeting of the Zero Hunger Forum, a social development goal programme of the federal government and International Development Partners. He Read More
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asserted that Nigeria have enough viable agricultural policies but the problem in Nigeria was that the good agricultural policies have been neglected. Obasanjo stated this during his two day visit to Maiduguri, Borno state Thursday and Friday in his capacity as the Initiator and Chairman of the Nigerian Zero Hunger Strategic Forum. It was for Read More
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo, still an inspiration for good governance for many African countries even after leaving office many years after. In a statement signed Monday in Abuja, APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi congratulated the former President on attainment of 81 years of age. The party said: “Chief Obasanjo has Read More
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday officially registered as a member of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM). Obasanjo completed the membership form of the Movement and handed it over to former Governor of Osun State, Col. Olagunsoye Oyinlola (Rtd.), who is the National Coordinator of the group. The ceremony was held at the NUJ secretariat, Abeokuta. The CNM, which Read More
A body of professionals and civil society activists have identified with the Coalition for Nigeria Movement, mooted last week by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The group known as Civil Society and Professionals Coalition for Nigeria (CSPCN) was represented at the inauguration of the Coalition for Change on Wednesday in Abuja by the trio of Kayode Samuel, a journalist and a Read More
A media consultant, Malam Mohammed Garba, on Thursday, challenged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to a televise debate over demand for President Muhammadu Buhari not to contest the 2019 presidential election. Garba, the Chief Executive Officer of Right Contact Services Nigerian Ltd., said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna, that the demand contained in a Read More
A new political group, Coalition for Nigeria Movement (CNM), was on Wednesday unveiled in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the move may not be unconnected to the call by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s charge on the need for a Coalition for Nigeria. The Acting Chairman of CNM, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, who spoke at the unveiling, described Read More
Former Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. George Daika, has reminded the National Chairman, National Rescue Movement, Senator Saidu Mohammed Dansadau that the defeat of the Third Term Agenda which sought to perpetuate former President Olusegun Obasanjo in office was the outcome of forces within and outside the National Assembly. Hon Daika therefore advised Dansadau to eschew his Read More
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday congratulated the new President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, saying the country needs cooperation and support of all African countries. Mnangagwa, the ousted Vice President, took over the mantle of leadership following resignation of President Robert Mugabe. Obasanjo in his congratulatory letter to the new President made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun Read More
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