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Reading a work by baba obasanjo often reminds one of a scolding school headmaster or such, frowning, punctilious, critical, this was his first book, and. Obasanjo visits south africas ramaphosa, presents latest book. Ideologically a nigerian nationalist, he was a member of. What i did not know, which came out glaringly later, was his parental background which was somewhat shadowy, his propensity to corruption, his tendency to disloyalty, his inability to say and stick to the truth all the time,a propensity for poor judgment, his belief and reliance on marabouts, his lack of. My watch book launch with olusegun obasanjo youtube. Chief olusegun obasanjo, nigerias former president, has stated that the country is being.
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Latest news olusegun obasanjo presidential library. Olusegun obasanjo s most popular book is my watch volume 2. An activist yinka odumakin launched the book watch the watcher in a response to the book of the former president of nigeria olusegun obasanjo my watch in lagos. Obasanjo, who had become more renowned in recent years for writing letters to prominent figures when he wanted to address issues, said he had developed a. Meanwhile, south africa president, cyril ramaphosa, told former president of nigeria, olusegun obasanjo, that no nigerian was killed in the latest xenophobic attacks in the. Get breaking news updates on olusegun obasanjo in nigeria and the world today 21st may 2020. The former nigerian president is in johannesburg to promote his new book, making africa work. Olusegun obasanjo is a president for nigeria with 15 videos in the cspan video library. Former president olusegun obasanjo, in his recent controversial book, my watch, listed the names of his 21 children but he did not mention their mothers. Obasanjo is many things, but diplomatic is no longer one of them. Wole soyinka, has advised former president olusegun obasanjo to desist from struggling to restore nigeria to the path of sanity and moderate rectitude, describing him as objectively unfitted for the role.
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Former president olusegun obasanjo launched his autobiography my watch with the royal african society on wednesday 11 february 2015. In nigeria, obasanjo is a household name, a civil war hero, an administrator, a successful farmer, the first military head of state to have organized an election and. With a new book to promote, the former nigerian president from 1999 to 2007 has been busy. Buterflyle0 would obj expunge delete this from his book my watch obasanjo on atiku.
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Again, soyinka attacks obasanjo in new book nigerian. The former military and democratic leader stated this at the 2019 national. Olusegun obasanjo following in the steps of his previous memoirs, my command and not my will, olusegun obasanjo s my watch is more than the story of the obasanjo presidency told by the man himself. Former nigerian president olusegun obasanjo, has 21 children and though he listed the names in his recent controversial book, my watch, he did not mention their mothers. Selected speeches of president olusegun obasanjo, volume 2. Olusegun obasanjos most popular book is my watch volume 2. In the 18page missive, ebora owu diced jonathan like a sushi chef. Bbc news talking point president olusegun obasanjo.
Olusegun obasanjo, is now a bona fide worker of noun, as he inspected his office space at the institutions abeokuta study centre in ogun state on. Olusegun obasanjo has 16 books on goodreads with 8255 ratings. Oopl contains a vast wealth of knowledge and experiences yet to be seen in nigeria and west africa. He served as nigerias military ruler 197679 and, as a civilian, as president 19992007 obasanjo attended baptist boys high school in abeokuta, in southwest nigeria, and later worked as a. He is an international statesman with a passion for conflict resolution and mediation. Towards the end of that chapter i cracked a joke about how, if asked nowwith the foreknowledge of the ensuing decade of work and sweat and near disaster that was the building of the olusegun obasanjo presidential librarywhether i would have begun. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The conflicts legacy continues to hold the country captive, half a century later. Nobel laureate, professor wole soyinka has once again attacked former nigerian president, olusegun obasanjo in a new book. Encomium can, however, reveal the mothers of these children and other women that had alliances with the twotime president of the country. The reality of this axiom seems to be playing out in the political camp of former president olusegun obasanjo following recent occurrences. Obasanjo in ibadan pays tributes to nwagwu over book. The book enumerates activities of the expresident as experienced by yinka odumakin during the time olusegun obasanjo was at the helm of affairs in nigeria.
It is a memoir of a lifetime spent in service to country, of a man who has been destined with the watch, with the during his watch, a watchman has. According to a report by punch metro, nobel laureate, prof. With the recent public endorsement by former president olusegun obasanjo, of the pdp presidential candidate, abubakar atiku for president come 2019, the said rather unfortunate development has elicited a lot of reactions and criticisms from different stakeholders and the nigerian populace. This time, word on the street is that baba iyabo has forgiven his former vice president atiku abubakar and would be supporting his 2019 presidential bid on the platform of the peoples democratic party pdp. Get the original book, my watch by olusegun obasanjo 3. Encomium weekly has however compiled their names and details below. Olusegun obasanjo, 21 may 2014 former nigeria president, speaking at. Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, o. Egite oyovbaire, 1 book isaac sagay, 1 book hans d orville, 1 book ade olomola, 1 book elkanah omioye ajewole, 1 book meto, edgar onwuamaegbu, 1 book leslie derfler, 1 book john iliffe, 1 book onukaba adinoyiojo, 1 book ebenezer babatope, 1 book tunde olusunle, 1.
Iyabo obasanjobello, a former senator of ogun state. Biography of olusegun obasanjo and networth olusegun mathew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, born 5 may 1937 is a former nigerian army general who was president of nigeria from 19992007. Obasanjo attacks awujale for publishing lies against him. An introduction by olusegun obasanjo olusegun obasanjo. The promotion of terrors of war, an autobiography on the nigerian civil war written by ace film producer, paul nnamdi agbakoba took a giant leap, monday, as the erstwhile president of the federal republic of nigeria, chief olusegun obasanjo hosted the author at a breakfast meeting in his abeokuta, ogun state residence. Former president olusegun obasanjo has identified three spiritual instruments that will make nigeria great. Olusegun obasanjo bibliography includes all books by olusegun obasanjo. Former president olusegun obasanjo has been in the news lately like he always is at least every four years. Biography of olusegun obasanjo and networth 2020 latest. Olusegun obasanjo has 16 books on goodreads with 8242 ratings.
What obasanjo said about atiku in his book, my watch. Obasanjo, who described the late helen nwagwu as his. Rapid and faithful implementation is key to success, and we urged them to fully implement the agreements, in accordance with their stated. Onukaba adinoyi ojo president olusegun obasanjo is a representation of a new breed of african leaders who have succeeded in their political careers because of having the interest of the people at heart. President olusegun obasanjo of nigeria was our guest in a special edition of talking point, the bbcs interactive phonein programme. Olusegun obasanjo, who steered nigeria to democracy in 1979, is chair of the advisory council of transparency international. Olusegun obasanjo, 21 may 2014 former nigeria president, speaking at the african development bank group annual meetings in kigali, during app. The book only starts to get interesting towards the last quarter of the book. The recent show of pdp must give grave and great concern to lovers of nigeria. Latest news about obasanjo in nigeria today 18th may 2020. President obasanjo made history in 1979, when he became the first african military leader to hand over power to civilian rule. Many people were shocked to find that the paperback copy of olusegun obasanjo s book books my watch cost. Olusegun obasanjo news latest breaking stories and top.
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