Obasanjo At 80 - I Am a Village Boy Who Did Some Things By Accident [interview]
The Guardian Team of Marcel Mbamalu, Gregory Austin Nwakunor, Leo Sobechi and Samson Ezea, met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, as part of his 80th birthday celebration.How does it feel being out of office? I am what I am-- a stupid village boy, born in the village, raised in the village, gr...
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| Published in | AllAfrica.com |
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| Format | Newsletter |
| Language | English |
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Washington
Disco Digital Media, Inc
05.03.2017
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| Summary: | The Guardian Team of Marcel Mbamalu, Gregory Austin Nwakunor, Leo Sobechi and Samson Ezea, met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, as part of his 80th birthday celebration.How does it feel being out of office? I am what I am-- a stupid village boy, born in the village, raised in the village, grew up in the village and did a number of things by accident.What do you mean when you said by accident?Because some people would say, 'yes, I came from a military family.'[...]when I was called, the head teacher said I should lie flat on my stomach, while the teacher should give me three strokes of the cane.If you were to recommend a particular lifestyle for today's young people, what specifically would that be? A late friend of mine that I used to marvel about his intellect and ability, including longevity, was Helmut Schmidt, the former German chancellor.Do you think the National Political Conference report can help resolve political crisis in the country? I didn't even read it.[...]how can I say anything on what I didn't read? I don't believe it was necessary, because if you start going into our situation from the Constituent Assembly of 1977, the one that Babangida did and the one that Abacha wrote, I didn't read them.What informed your decision to go back to school and read theology?Because there is no age to learning. |
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