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
We need to negotiate with other groups, unless our objective is to prevent any decision.
When I left office in 1979, I was about the only one who had really left public office on my own.
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,
I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.
We regard America and Europe as old friends. We keep old friends, but we make new friends in Japan, India, and China.
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,
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.
We are happy that we are witnessing this day. Our government shall do its best to meet the hopes and aspirations of our people,
While there are enormous challenges ahead, we have recorded some modest achievements in the areas of peace and stability.
The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa.
At the same time, African aims to intensify cooperation with China in the fields of trade, investment and agriculture.
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.