Obasanjo has broadened Africa’s democracy —Mandela

FORMER South African president, Nelson Mandela has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo played a prominent role in actualising the survival of democracy not only in Africa, but also the world at large.

Mandela described Obasanjo’s outstanding leadership qualities as epochal, which he added, assisted him to restore democracy in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cote d’Ivoire and Sudan.
The ex-South African leader made his stand known in the foreword he wrote in a two-volume book entitled Olusegun Obasanjo: The Presidential Legacy, 1999-2007 co-edited by Professor Oladipupo Akinkugbe and Ahmed Joda.
The book was made available to newsmen at a press conference addressed by the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Centre for Human Security with the UNESCO Institute for African Culture and International Understanding in Abeokuta on Friday.
According to Mandela, “in the last four decades, President Obasanjo has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities and courage on a scale I believe is epochal and destined to prove historic for all Africans.
“He has been at the forefront of championing the cause of democracy in his own nation, on the continent of Africa and, indeed, at the global level.
“Obasanjo’s initiatives are myriad and we can only highlight here his total readiness to commit peacekeeping forces independently or as part of African Union missions to help restore or establish democracies in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Cote d’Ivoire and more recently in confronting genocide in the Sudan”

Posted: at 24-02-2013 10:44 AM (12 years ago) | Hero

No mind all these politicians of these present world,, EFCC where dem de nd this man (OBJ) de waka like say we de freetown(serie lone) Tomorrow dem do talk say we de combat ecconomic nd financial crimes to its best........ God Save Us:...........

Posted: at 24-02-2013 04:51 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

Indeed!
Who is he Mandela to give Obasanjo good grade. We don't have eyes to see for ourselves. Has he done anything good for black in south-africa? Has he done anything good for African. American puppet like this Freemason Jacob Zuma. Even Obasanjo is Freemason. Gaddafi was better than all of them combined.

Posted: at 24-02-2013 05:12 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

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Posted: at 24-02-2013 05:25 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

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Posted: at 24-02-2013 05:29 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

Obasanjo also broadened Looting,
God-fatherism, Sacred Cowism and Corruption in Nigeria.

He gets no commendation from me.
The only working politician in Nigeria is Gov Fashola.

The rest are just loafers in political offices.

Posted: at 24-02-2013 05:44 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

I love Nelson Mandela, but I think the old man is delirious.

Posted: at 24-02-2013 05:50 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

mandela has BEEN indoor for some years now and knew little about obasanjo and Nigeria or let me just agree that obasanjo has paid this old man out OF Nigeria money since south Africa can not pay the man.

Posted: at 24-02-2013 06:37 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

even on the tallest tree, a child cannot see what an elder can see sitting on the chair...

Posted: at 24-02-2013 07:04 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

 

Posted: at 24-02-2013 07:23 PM (12 years ago) | Hero