Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has stressed that he has dropped Mathew from his names, even though it made it to his birth names. 

The former Nigerian President who disclosed this at an event organized in his honour by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) , said he dropped the name because of the Biblical character, Mathew, whom he was named after, was a tax collector. 

“When I was born, my mother and father decided to name me Matthew. I grew up being called and addressed Matthew. What is the meaning of Matthew in the Bible? He was a tax collector,” he said.

“So, when I grew up, I dropped Matthew from my name. If anyone does not want to see my eyes red, no one should call me Matthew again. People ask, what is in a name? For me, there is so much in a name.”

“A doctor’s mistake often leads to the death of one patient,” he said.

“A lawyer’s mistake leads to the client going to jail. But if an engineer makes a mistake that leads to the collapse of a bridge or house, many people would lose their lives.


“That is why engineers must be very careful and must be efficient not to allow mistakes to be made.”

http://www.lailasblog.com/2017/07/want-see-eyes-red-call-matthew-obasanjo-%ef%bb%bf.html

Aremu Mathew

He has a point though.. Names mean a lot..whatever rocks his boat

Mr Mathew, what if no one is on the bridge when it collapses

Obasanjo:are u mad?

Foolish man, Mathew was a tax collector but his encounter with Christ made him a saint. I am sure you dropped the name b'cos you don't want the saintly part of Mathew to be imbedded in your day to day life style. No wonder you looted Nigeria dry, we have seen the searchlight you launched in the space, even the $60mil for electricity was well SPENDED by you. At the end you wiped Odi and Zakibiam, gave Nigeria Boko Haram in 2002 and raped your daughter inlaw to coma.

May LionDeLeo 's Akpa Amu fall on you.

obamabinladen:
ok

Baba matheco

What has been named Matthew got to do with the mistake of an engineer?
This news update was edited by a Lazy person.

After collecting almost all Nigeria Taxes Oga u be real tax collector

He had better not have a social media account, I see lots of people sending him comments with the name Obasanjo Mathew.

Obj will always make news, relevant and irrelevant.

I call u mathew oya do ur worse



Nothing wrong with the name tho

Rrankdonga:
What has been named Matthew got to do with the mistake of an engineer?
This news update was edited by a Lazy person.

I wonder o

Were u called mathew when you sent soldiers to odi town.??
Obj should go and enjoy the looted moni jare.

Nigerians see your leaders

Hehehhehe
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Yeye man

President Matthew Obasanjo!

TAA!
obasanjo you are mattew!

obj come and beat me i dey bonny island for rivers or go my village for oyigbo PH

Wee

Lol. I have heard you sir. Won't call you Matthew when we meet.

Check my signature for your your quality customised Atm card flash drive.

Matthew, come and beat me in my house

OYA Mathew

U r matthew,in my toilet coman beat me.

like I care or will that bring food to my table.? I want this Zoo divided

Matthew aremu

Baba ni yen!

mehn !!!!

Now everybody will start calling him mathew

Little wonder he taxed all PDP governors and business moguls for his presidential library.

Sorry Baba Iyabo, you are still Mathew. You are your name. You like taxing people but hate giving out.

After this, I'm sure no one will dare call him by the name in person!

All these internet noisemakers are dumbass!