A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo,
today said that with the exit of the respected statesman, Yusuf Maitama Sule,
Nigerian youth have less of the older generation of Nigerians to learn from.
Obasanjo, who was speaking
while condoling with Governor Abdullahi Ganduje during a visit to the
governor’s office and the people of Kano over the death of Maitama Sule
reminded youth that no matter how they felt, the voices of older Nigerians
still represent that of wisdom and hope.
“Even if you think that as young people you have the same number of new clothes as we the old people, you can certainly not have the same number of rags,’’ he said in apparent reference to a Yoruba proverb on the wisdom embedded in old age.
He lauded the late Danmasani as
an embodiment of peace, wisdom and patriotism adding that he had always prayed
for ‘a land of unity, land of order, land of progress and an envy of the
African States.’
Obasanjo said that this may
have served as the reason why he was positioned by former Nigerian leader,
Murtala Muhammad, to head the Public Complaints Commission.
“This man (Maitama Sule) has left behind a big shoe and I don’t know if there is anybody fit enough to fill that shoe for now.”
In his remarks, Governor Ganduje
described former President Obasanjo as a detribalised leader who had always
identified with the people of Kano on many occasions.
Present at the meeting were Niger
and Adamawa State governors, Abubakar Bello and Jibrilla Bindowo; a former
judge, Mamman Nasir; the Wakilin Adamawa, Hassan Adamu; and a former governor,
Murtala Nyako.
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your experience has failed Nigeria and Nigeria's. bunch of recycled old problems and curse to this nation.
ReplyDeleteWhat experience is there to exploit? Is it the experience that drowned the nation in corruption or what? Surely there are lessons to be learnt and the lessons are all around us, we don't need special classes to learn them.
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe this man.
ReplyDeleteExperience in corruptions.
ReplyDelete"Fair is foul and foul is fair." Shakespeare.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing is that nobody is asking for war; what's being demanded is referendum. And that's a major difference.
Sadly sir, your experience, patriotism and so-called wisdom have given the Nigerian people nothing but division, poverty, and hopelessness. You and your colleagues failed the country woefully.
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