By Sunday Ani


Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again reiterated that it would gladden his heart to see a Southeasterner emerge as president of Nigeria after President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

Obasanjo who has maintained that the time has come to bring total reconciliation to Nigeria by supporting a president of Southeast extraction to emerge in 2023, repeated the sermon yesterday when the founder of New Nigeria Group (NNG) and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, paid him a visit in his Abeokuta, Ogun State country home.

The former president said he also believes that there are a lot of things that Southeasterners can bring on the table. “Beyond bringing unity to Nigeria or being the cement that holds the country together, I believe that Southeasterners can model hard work and entrepreneurship. That will help in wealth creation and fight against poverty, which is ravaging Nigeria,” he said.

He told Ohuabunwa that running for the office of the president of Nigeria was a tough job but expressed happiness that he (Ohuabunwa) has endured up till date and said he was looking forward to the final realisation of his vision to see Nigeria fully united and restored to a country that all Nigerians would be proud to call theirs.

Fielding questions from journalists after the meeting, Ohuabunwa encouraged the people of the south, particularly the southeasterners to aspire to the office of the president because that is what has been done in the past to maintain the unity of the country. “We had southern and northern protectorates, which came together to form Nigeria and since then, our founding fathers had always wanted to maintain peace by ensuring that there is rotation and that we share things.

That is why the federal character principle is in the country’s constitution. We are a nation of diverse ethnicities and geographies, and the only way we can maintain proper peace is to ensure that everybody is treated fairly, and rotation and power sharing are some of the methods of ensuring inclusiveness and making sure that Nigerians feel that they are part of it,” he said.

He noted that Southeasterners had made great contributions to Nigeria, starting from the days of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, and reminding them that they are not strangers neither are they just appendages. “When it comes to political rights, we need to assert our rights and provide that leadership that Nigeria is lacking, and I hope that in 2023, God will offer us that opportunity and Nigerians will come behind us to take Nigeria to become the first world nation,” he added.

He said his ambition is to make Nigeria a first world nation; a globally competitive nation and a nation that works like the other countries, which Nigerians admire. “Most importantly, I want a nation that works for all and creates job for the young people of Nigeria to exercise their creativity and innovation; not a nation of poor, corrupt, jobless people or that of terrorists and bandits. That does not describe us; we are going to change the narrative,” he said.

He said that Obasanjo as a president, showed the highest level of not only detribalization but also fairness and equity as he didn’t discriminate. “He believes in equity but also in merit because he took good people; I mean people like Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, the Chukwuma Soludo and the rest of them worked for him and that is what he represents. He wants Nigeria to work,” he added.

He described the former president as a phenomenon and conscience of the country. “He is the conscience of this nation and we must admit it. He speaks his mind. He is not an angel and he can’t be perfect, but I have never seen a man as bold, audacious, and also, with a heart of humanity as Obasanjo.

https://www.sunnewsonline.com/2023-i-want-to-see-igbo-become-president-obasanjo/

Lalasticlala

Baba you've spoken well

I've said it here so many times that 2023 is and should be the turn of the igbos but , some Tinubu poverty stricken bastard urchins call me IPob or Igbo

Now will they also call Obasanjo Igbo or IPob for affirming to what I've said already that igbos should produce the next in 2023

2023 is the turn of the Igbos

Tinubu should go and rest he's old, sick and shamelessly corrupt .. He will never be president

It might not happen before your very eyes Sir

Is this not hypocrisy, you had your chance and time but you did otherwise,someone should tell baba to go and rest

Iyaebe:
Is this not hypocrisy, you had your chance and time but you did otherwise,someone should tell baba to go and rest

I think you should stick to romance section and feminism crusade, this section isn't for you.

It's for MEN not kids

For where? So that we will be sitting at home doing nothing? No going out unless you want to see your head off and your properties destroyed? No!

Obasanjo back to sender.

Igbo man won't be president.
You forget NAIRA ?

Never
Allow
Igbo
Rule
Again

PrinceOfLagos:

I think you should stick to romance section and feminism crusade, this section isn't for you.

It's for MEN not kids

lol I wanted to counter your previous comment but overlooked it and now you brought yourself.Stop supporting hypocrisy,be firm and truthful in your dealings

Let those who have ear ear it.

The obj that Tinubu demystified in 2019 general election when he supported the same athifku he once condemned for being a thief with shrouded origin?

Obj may want to go for a rematch but this time against Tinubu himself. This is the right time for Tinubu to properly throw him under the bus.

Ipob illiterates, here comes another god from abiama.

H

Iyaebe:
lol I wanted to counter your previous comment but overlooked it and now you brought yourself.Stop supporting hypocrisy,be firm and truthful in your dealings

lol we are good

PrinceOfLagos:
Baba you've spoken well

I've said it here so many times here that 2023 is the and should be the turn of the igbos but , Tinubu some Tinubu poverty stricken bastard urchins call me IPob or Igbo

Now will they also call Obasanjo Igbo or IPob for affirming to what I've said already that igbos should produce the next in 2023

2023 is the turn of the Igbos

Tinubu should go and rest he's old, sick and shamelessly corrupt .. He will never be president

Funny to see how they have created all manner of threads to demarket Igbos working for their Lord Tinubu. This same people will shiver when they hear the name Biafra.

They absolutely don't know what it means to have peace. Shame of a people.

SpecialAdviser:


Funny to see how they have created all manner of threads to demarket Igbos working for their Lord Tinubu. This same people will shiver when they hear the name Biafra.

They absolutely don't know what it means to have peace. Shame of a people.

The igbos should continue to maintain calm even in the face of provocation by this Tinubu people

Everything is playing out in favor of the Igbos

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Olunmercy56:
For where? So that we will be sitting at home doing nothing? No going out unless you want to see your head off and your properties destroyed? No!

Yoruba, you want Tinubu to become president so that mining of human skulls will be entered into the constitution?

Abi you want a Northerner to continue so that Fulani herdsmen bandit and Boko Haram will continue expanding?

Mumu

Also, Britain, your lord and personal savior wants to join Belgium, UAE and other advanced countries in sitting at home on Mondays like Igbos.

Igbos set the pace, British copies, while Tinubu urchins keep wailing on 30k per month salary

foryourmindlol:

Yoruba, you want Tinubu to become president so that mining of human skulls will be entered into the constitution?

Abi you want a Northerner to continue so that Fulani herdsmen bandit and Boko Haram will continue expanding?

Mumu

Oponu we are not ready of unknown gun men, don't turn us to drugs pushers and fraudsters, we are hardworking people. Ewu

Watch how Tinubu urchins will flood this place to insult president obj

Entprys:
Obasanjo back to sender.

Igbo man won't be president.
You forget NAIRA ?

Never
Allow
Igbo
Rule
Again

so silly of uto say that

Come out boldly and support it Sir, spread it everywhere, that is when we will know you are actually serious .

Olunmercy56:


Oponu ;we are not ready of unknown gun men, don't turn us to drugs pushers and fraudsters, we are hardworking people. Ewu

Anumanu, we don't want yahoo boys and ritualists as minister and senators. Looting, cultism, Agbero, tourism, taking 10% cut from federal budget, all sorts of mago mago will be introduced when Tinubu people is allowed in.

MC Oluomo will be attorney General, NURT touts will be running NNPC, skull miners will replace Nigerian police while agbo sellers and ashawo unions will replace Ministry of Women affairs.

School children will be taught how to abuse hard drugs, Colorado, Meth, Indian hemp, etc. and internet fraud and ritualism will be introduced as mandatory courses in our universities.

Say no to Tinubu urchins.

Onogiede:
so silly of uto say that

If you want to rule, Reject NAIRA

They want to blackmail others to become president, kolewerk...

OBJ has spoken and so shall it be.
You can not want a united Nigeria at one hand and exclude a section of the country from leadership positions in th other hand.It does not work that way.SE time have come!

This would make the 8th wonder of the world

Entprys:
Obasanjo back to sender.

Igbo man won't be president.
You forget NAIRA ?

Never
Allow
Igbo
Rule
Again

and u want Nigeria to be one.

Heart of men is full of evil and wickedness

foryourmindlol:

Anumanu, we don't want yahoo boys and ritualists as minister and senators. Looting, cultism, Agbero, tourism, taking 10% cut from federal budget, all sorts of mago mago will be introduced when Tinubu people is allowed in.

MC Oluomo will be attorney General, NURT touts will be running NNPC, skull miners will replace Nigerian police while agbo sellers and ashawo unions will replace Ministry of Women affairs.

School children will be taught how to abuse hard drugs, Colorado, Meth, Indian hemp, etc. and internet fraud and ritualism will be introduced as mandatory courses in our universities.

Say no to Tinubu urchins.

Say no to cultists and cutting of heads for playing balls. We hate Tinubu too but no to anofias like you

Lol.

Obasanjo playing on their intelligence again. Atiku smiling right now after reading this news.

We should make an Ibo man NLC president so they can at least have “president” to their title and OBJ dream of seeing an Ibo presidency can be fulfilled.

Hmmm

Stupid headline from Sun. Nowhere did he say that.

Entprys:
Obasanjo back to sender.

Igbo man won't be president.
You forget NAIRA ?

Never
Allow
Igbo
Rule
Again

That's why naira keeps falling

Time for baba to use the SE to catch cruze