Senate presidents, David Mark; former Ghanaian president,
John Kuffor and former Head of Interim National Government, Chief Ernest
Shonekan were among eminent personalities that extolled the leadership
qualities of former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday in Abeokuta, the Ogun
State capital.
Obasanjo |
The trio spoke yesterday in Ogun at the grand civic
reception organised by the South West zone of the People’s Democratic Party
(PDP) to welcome the former president home after retiring as the Chairman of
Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party.
Senate President David Mark |
Kuffor, who in his keynote address, noted that very few
heroes were honoured while still alive, described Chief Obasanjo as a living
and outstanding legend who had contributed to the transformation of African
economy and restoration of peace across the continent.
Describing Chief Obasanjo as a “gift to Africa” whose
leadership qualities transcends Nigeria, Kuffor also stressed that the former
Nigerian president had greatly contributed to the transformation and upliftment
of less-privileged African countries.
John Kuffor of Ghana |
In his remarks, Senate President, David Mark described
Obasanjo as an outstanding Nigeria statesman whose record would be difficult to
surpass. In his own remarks, former Heads of Interim National Government (ING),
Chief Shonekan described Obasanjo as a man of integrity who stuck to the
military agreement of handling over power peacefully to elected civilian in
1979.
He said Obasanjo, who started life from a humble beginning
was passionately committed to the unity of Nigeria and that he had never
physically or emotionally deviated from that course.
In his remarks, Chief Obasanjo who responded to all the
encomiums showered on him by the eminent personalities attributed his
accomplishments in life to “the grace of God”. Obasanjo said all his actions in
life had been guided by three principles of whether he could defend his actions
before people as well as whether such action benefits the majority of the
people.
2 comments:
Baba is a gift to d world.... I dey laff
Pls let's give it to him, he is really a gift to Africa
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