the answer is no, but i assure you that there's someone(me) that's better than him in this our generation because God always fufill his promises.

Not now
but maybe the unborn generation

Taaaaaaaaaaa 9ja ke i wish

This may come as a shocker to most of you, but Obasanjo has a better reputation and pedigree in world politics compare to Nelson Mandela. Only that one has more media attention than the other.

Respect and cherish what you have.

Kingtim: tah!

Tah Tah to you

All we have in nigeria are opposites of mandela who are seeking for second term in office.madiba after spending 29 years in prison came to power and spent just less than 5 years and he never went back to contest.

maybe one day, lol! if everybody no want extra hama

YES it is possible .

Even if we were to have someone like Mandela, Tribalism go allow una celebrate such a Person collectively as one nation? #RhetoricalQuestion

We know the answer already.

GF-Argentina,Bonia,Iran,Nigeria

yetunsbay: GF-Nigeria,Argentina

Germany,Ghana,USA

Iru Olorun ni kosi, iru eniyan po ja n ti en.

Yes obasanjo,wole soyinka e.t.c obasanjo brought phone to nija and wole soyinka is the first nigeria to recieve a nobel price

Think about isreals separation and apartheid ..it does it.. Maybe they are the same gOspels..white/black people!

Never! Because of ethnicity and tribalism people from other region will never consider any one outside there region as a great leader so great leader in Nigeria of today can only be limited to his/her region or ethnic group.

We cannot see each other soon; we cannot teach this; By grace we are saved!

Yes, The like of Zik and Awolowo were his better. Do you know that Mandela was in Nigeria for some time during the Great Struggle before his imprisonment. He was lectured and tutored by Zik and Awolowo a fact He admitted himself.
Nigeria is not yet a Nation, so we can not have an accepted National Figure,

The Ibo's had Azikiwe and Ojukwu
The Yoruba's Awolowo
Fulani Ahmadu Bello
Edo's Ambrose Alli and Enahoro
Hausa Aminu Kano
These are just some in the league or even better than The Great Mandela, but since we are yet to be a Nation: Tribalism, religious bigotry, hypocrisy, hate and unneccessary chest beating will never allow Nigeria to have an Accepted National Figure like Mandela. Until We Become A Nation.

If hear that issue here again. OBJ no.....and never. Who nobody

azidomedogo: All we have in nigeria are opposites of mandela who are seeking for second term in office.madiba after spending 29 years in prison came to power and spent just less than 5 years and he never went back to contest.

Mandela did not seek second term because of his age.

@OP

You can not have Mandela in any other African countries because of the absence of apartheid. If a character such as Mandela had struggled for political equality in Nigeria, nobody would have regarded him talk less mentioned his name.

It must be recall that Azikiwe hid Mandela in Lagos for months before Mandela decided to go back to South Africa. It is unfortunate it takes Europeans or Europeans among Africans in order to validate the socio-politico-economic astuteness of Africans. It really sucks.

Mkpotu: Yes a lot are like Madiba, they include Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi, Fashola, Aregbesola, Ribadu, Bankole, Oshimole, Ali Modu Sheriff, Kwakwanso, Solomon Lar, Soyinka, Femi Fani Kayode, Sambo.

You're just being plain silly.

:onooooooooooooooooooo if i hear......................................................

Tribalism seems to be a convient answer for Nigeria's problems...even more so than consumerism/materialism, ignorance and corruption. And the problem of this so-called tribalism has never been tackled adequately - how many other countries have a history of tribal disharmony from the get go like Nigeria? If they exist, don't they have the same issues? Our colonizers took advantage of this disharmony to serve their own interests. Has the disharmony been rectified or just swept under the carpet? And we're surprised it still exists? One man tells another man or a group of people, "don't be tribalistic!" and what, the problem is just meant to disappear?? Is that how problems are solved in the real world? You are fighting with your partner and then you say to him/her, "stop doing that" - do the issues miraculously disappear?

The dynamics of SA and Nigeria are different. Apartheid might have been a great uniter amongst the black people of SA; why fight another tribe when both of you have a bigger enemy that is trying to deal with you both?

We need better solutions in Nigeria, possibly intellectual ones, because for all this talk about forgetting about what tribe a person comes from, I do not think English is the answer. Failing that, we need more people to be politically-savvy and fight the numerous injustices that exist. It's too easier to fall into a "if I can chop after you, everything is okay " mentality.

Gowon was extremely forgiving and supported reconciliation.

Naijamericana:

What does religion have to do with revolution?

Next time you read, please try to read with an understanding
#slowness @work

not in this generation

sokoanugwa: No matter how we see it, OBJ is the next elder statesman for Africa after the demise of Madiba. Forget about his flaws and lets look at this continent critically, he stands out and am very proud that one of our own is stepping on.

Bros,e be like say the maggots wey dey your brain nor dey make U think straight O!!!!! Obasanjo of all people?
Shiiiioooooor!!!! *spits on this comment*

Such may have existed in prehistoric times and may come in non - foreseeable future. For now, none is worthy of such saintly position.