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Jul 04, 2018 soyinka renews feud with obasanjo in new book. Obasanjo was a career soldier before serving twice as his nations head of state. A delayed showdown by azu ishiekwene by azu ishiekwene jan 05, 2017 the book is nearly seven years in print but i didnt get a hold of it until sometime last year. The book is an ingeniously scripted history taking a thoughtful and often critical approach to governance in nigeria under obasanjo.
Afonja, becoming nigerian the top nigerian books of 2019. Taiwo obasanjo, who insisted on a postponement of the wedding, for spiritual reasons. She was the wife of former president olusegun obasanjo, although she was not the first lady in 1976, when obasanjo was military head of state. Nigerian president olusegun obasanjo and other african leaders have come together as a united force to educate africans about the danger of covid 19 pandemic.
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Olusegun obasanjo is freed from prison transparency. Obasanjo s my watch now available for download on okada books in april of 2015, a federal capital territory high court ordered the release of former president obasanjo s book. Their wedding, albeit superlative, was marred with controversy from day one, when it was announced to the public. Jonathan fell below my expectations as president obasanjo. Obasanjos real father a paternity controversy sahara. Your book also talked about poor treatment meted out to war veterans like the black scorpion. 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 handed over successfully to a civilian government, a nationbuilder who initiated most of nigerias national heritage and a builder of men who introduced. In a letter dated july 20, 2017 and posted to the abeokuta, ogun state residential home of the former president. Iyabo obasanjobello, a former senator of ogun state.
The book focuses specifically on nigerias decision not to intervene in darfur in 2004, which is shown to be attributable to obasanjos politicking and inherent. Ideologically a nigerian nationalist, he was a member of. I saw the emergence of jonathan as an opportunity to solve the problem of minority agitation. Obasanjos civil war book, selfglorification exgenerals. Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, o. An abuja high court had granted an exparte injunction stopping the public presentation of the book over claims the three volume series contained details of a libel case. Todays history class is about the media and the law in nigeria. In this thought provoking book, social media expert, japheth omojuwa, argues that the power of technology. Eigen is hopeful that the house arrest under which obasanjo reportedly still remains will soon be lifted and that he can resume both his private and public life in all freedom. One essential aspect of democracy is a developed and engaged citizenry. Olusegun obasanjo, who steered nigeria to democracy in 1979, is chair of.
Former president olusegun obasanjo launched his autobiography my watch with the royal african society on wednesday 11 february 2015. As guests hurried through, they could not, however, help pausing for. May 10, 2018 while that is the most dramatic episode recounted in obasanjos memoir, african presidents daughter, detailing murderous political skullduggery was hardly the reason for obasanjos book. Like mandela, obasanjo was imprisoned for political reasons in a similar accusation of planning to overthrow the government. According to the book, obasanjo is a ruthless man, one who was fond of offering unsolicited slaps and merciless beatings to subordinates, house help and wives the late stella obasanjo included. Inside olusegun obasanjo presidential library the guardian. Obasanjos story in his war memoirs, my command, akinrinade and alabiisama said, was full of serious and historical errors and constituted a self. Olusegun obasanjo was nigerias military head of state 19769 and president 19992007. A brief history of oopl olusegun obasanjo presidential library. How an incumbent president was defeated in nigeria, written by former presidential spokesman, segun adeniyi, also revealed that jonathan was gripped by the fear that buhari, as president, would jail him or lead him to an early grave.
But while mandelas incarceration ignited the comradeship spirit, obasanjo s detention poisoned his mind against the state he once loved so dearly, this is evident in the way by which both individuals governed their. Part three of my book has what you call expose on my command. Former president olusegun obasanjoformer chief of army staff, lt. The lowest point of my life is meeting obasanjo briggen. Olusegun obasanjo, who steered nigeria to democracy in 1979, is chair of the advisory council of transparency international. He remains the first such military ruler in africa who handed over the power for a democratic government. Olusegun obasanjo speaks at book presentation on president. Jul 19, 20 former president olusegun obasanjoformer chief of army staff, lt. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics obasanjos ebook my watch now available 12119 views buhari with itagiwa. Oluremi obasanjo, who is the mother of his oldest children, the most wellknown of them being dr. Joined the army and received training in nigeria and abroad. Feb 20, 2015 buy my watch by obasanjo, olusegun isbn. Obasanjo in the book is quoted as saying that following umaru yaraduas death in 2010, he endorsed jonathan for the 2011 presidential election principally to solve the problems of minority agitation in nigeria. A few days after tope adebutu, daughter of billionaire businessman, kessington adebutu celebrated her husband, son of former president olusegun obasanjos, olujuwon on instagram, olujuwons mother, taiwo obasanjo accused her of maltreating her son in a new interview with the sunnews.
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