There was a mild drama at the armed
forces remembrance day held at
Arcade ground in Oke-Mosan,
Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital,
when former President Olusegun
Obasanjo shunned the traditional wreath laying ceremony.Obasanjo
who was clad in a white flowing
Agbada with a traditional blue cap,
shunned the State governor, Senator
Ibikunle Amosun’s request to lay a
wreath.The mild episode ensued when his name was mentioned as
part of the dignitaries that would lay
the wreath and he vehemently
rejected after he was persuaded by
the governor. The programme was briefly put on
hold as many people including the
Deputy governor, Segun Adesegun, the
Iyalode of Egbaland, Alaba Lawson
went to beg him to lay the wreath in
honour of the fallen heroes. Informationng.com gathered that
Obasanjo’s refusal to lay a wreath was
because his name was not initially
included in the brochure as part of
those that would lay the wreath. However, governor Amosun, the
Brigade Commander, 35 Artilery
Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, E E John;
the commandant, Nigerian Navy
Seconday School, Abeokuta, M A
Adetunji; and the State Chairman, Nigerian Legion, Samuel Olaosebikan
among others, laid wreath for fallen
heroes at the event..
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Ego is bigger than our fallen heros. Typical Nigerian...typical yoruba man.

It would have been very unusual for Obasanjo to lay a wreath. He doesn't have a role (according to protocol). He would know this having been in the military and in government for such a long time (that's probably why he refused).

I just hope dats d problem @ naptu,but however he should have just given dat respect,i think there's something else behind it...abi....