Nigeria’s former President,
Olusegun Obasanjo, is set to go
back to school for a higher
degree in Christian Theology.
Mr. Obasanjo will on Tuesday
formally enrol as a graduate
student at the headquarters of
the National Open University of
Nigeria in Lagos.
Having obtained a Post Graduate
Diploma in 2009, Mr. Obasanjo
will now be working towards a
doctorate degree, beginning first
with a Masters degree, an
associate of the former president
told PREMIUM TIMES.
When contacted Monday night,
Mr. Obasanjo confirmed he was
returning to school.
He said it was important for him
to make some commitments
towards achieving his
aspirations in life.
“I’m going back to school
because I have to have
something to aspire to in every
endeavour of life,” Mr. Obasanjo
told PREMIUM TIMES. “I always
aspire to something new in my
farm. I do that in my
international activities. I do it in
my writing. I do it in the
improvement of my academic
work which helps to sharpen my
brain and strengthen my faith.”
When asked how he was going
to cope combining his studies
with his tight international
engagements, Mr. Obasanjo said
he would take advantage of the
flexibility of the National Open
University’s system.
“Fortunately, the Open University
is flexible enough and I will
definitely be able to cope. I was
able to cope when I did the Post
Graduate. I was also busy during
the period,” he said.
The National Open University was
initially established in 1983 but
was suspended by the then
military government in 1984. Mr.
Obasanjo resuscitated it in 2001.
In November 2006, a few
months to the end of his eight-
year tenure, the then president
enrolled for a post graduate
diploma in Christian Theology at
the university.
He graduated in January 2009.
At the graduation ceremony, the
then Vice Chancellor of the
university, Prof. Olagbemiro
Jegede, described Mr. Obasanjo
as a hardworking student.
”As a student, Obasanjo
vigorously pursued his studies
on full time basis…He is a
shinning example of how
seriously a student should take
his learning. Like everybody, he
sat for all the examinations using
anonymous matriculation
numbers, and by our internal
quality control and security-proof
control measures, his papers
were marked by different tutors
located in some of our study
centres including Damaturu,
Minna and Yenagoa,” Mr. Jegede
said.
Born on March 5, 1937, Mr.
Obasanjo attended Abeokuta
Baptist High School; Mons
Officers’ Cadet School, Aldershot,
England; Royal College of Military
Engineering, Chatham, England
and School of Survey, Newbury,
England.
He also attended the British Royal
Engineers’ Young Officers School,
Shrivenham, England; Indian
Defence Staff College; Indian
Army School of Engineering and
Royal College of Defence Studies,
London.
He enlisted into the Nigerian
Army in 1958.
He was Nigeria’s Head of State
between 1976 and 1979 when
he voluntarily handed over to a
civilian administration led by
Shehu Shagari. In 1999, he was
elected president. His tenure
expired in 2007.

Source https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/168820-again-obasanjo-goes-back-to-school.html

ok.......graduating next month i believe

Beht y theology nah? Appeasing to God I guess! If only God can be bribed

Pastor(Dr) Olusegun Obasanjo

i wish him good luck, i do pray God wil finally hijack him frm there, probably he might come to terms with restitution, who knows u and i might benefit frm there.

Moderator, pls do d needful