Former President Olusegun Obasanjo now has a new job. He is now an adviser to New World Oil and Gas plc, an AIM-listed investment company focused on investing in and operating oil and gas assets.


Olusegun Obasanjo

In an interview he granted TheGuardian of London, the paper described Obasanjo as a roving ambassador of the company, facilitating the firm’s entry into Nigeria and other African countries. The company’s initial focus is in Central America, in particular the Peten Basin, where this prospective formation straddles the Belize and Guatemalan borders, and in Eastern Canada.

Obasanjo in the interview said fighting corruption in Nigeria is not a one night affair. He told the reporter interviewing him that instead of of saying Nigerian leaders lack accountability, he should say they are corrupt.

“You are being euphemistic when you say lack of accountability. Call it corruption,” he said.

“There is no part of the world where corruption is absolutely eliminated. But [in other countries] that corruption has not been a way of life. When you are found, you are dealt with. And that’s what we need,” he added.

Obasanjo who was in the UK to promote investment in Nigeria explained further: “Fighting corruption is not a one-night affair.

“The givers of most of the corruption in Africa are from outside Africa. They do in Africa, [things] they would not do in their own countries. In my part of the world, we have a saying that the man who carries a pot of palm oil from the ceiling is not the only thief. He has an accomplice in the man who helps him to bring it down. The giver and the taker are criminals, and they should be treated as such.”

The former president said examples of business success will encourage avaricious minds to look for more legitimate routes to wealth.

“I still believe in the opportunities that Africa affords to make legitimate money,” he said. “Africa is one place I believe that if you are courageous enough, you get the money, you can invest and get 25 percent return on your investment annually. There aren’t many places in the world where you can get that return.”


http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/06/27/obj-has-a-new-job-in-london/

Share the wealth, folks.


Or maybe not.

Congrats to him anyway.

and the tarty old fart never explained hsi role in the disappearance of $16 billion dollars meant for power projects

at least he got 8yrs experience as minister of petroleum to qualify him for the job

@ phemmy, I tell ya, that company is as smart as baba.

could he be referring to femi otedola and mallam farouk also?

Fhemmmy:

Yes oh . . . Imagine him being the special advicer for Fhemmmy Motos, i don hammer be that now, i will be the only one that can sell rides to all govt official in Nigeria . . . .

Ah corruption!

ILLUMINATE ILLUMINATE ILLUMINATE,,,, Run''''''''My fellow nairalanders now i know the world is definately coming to an end, the so called New World Oil they are mentioning here is NEW WORLD ORDER which is ILLUMINATE....... Beware.

Baba is my role model and mentor.

Fhemmmy:

Yes oh . . . Imagine him being the special advicer for Fhemmmy Motos, i don hammer be that now, i will be the only one that can sell rides to all govt official in Nigeria . . . .

You go fear nah...

i dey laugh

Plumb job for big Baba.

Kill cabal: ILLUMINATE ILLUMINATE ILLUMINATE,,,, Run''''''''My fellow nairalanders now i know the world is definately coming to an end, the so called New World Oil they are mentioning here is NEW WORLD ORDER which is ILLUMINATE....... Beware.

shut the Bleep.ing up! ilumminati ko florescent nii!

Kill cabal: ILLUMINATE ILLUMINATE ILLUMINATE,,,, Run''''''''My fellow nairalanders now i know the world is definately coming to an end, the so called New World Oil they are mentioning here is NEW WORLD ORDER which is ILLUMINATE....... Beware.

Don't you know obj is a freemason..just like many old politicians in the 60s including my late uncles

some oil companies are deff going down. This is the replacement company. Just watch and see. I just hope they build a refinery.

x-razzy:

shut the Bleep.ing up! ilumminati ko florescent nii!

May God forgive you. @@@@ X-razzy.

Which company smart. Lol MAKE UNA SIDDON DIA OOOOO

Na today den born una

Na baba get the company now, come dey do like say na staff hin be

U guys don't know OBJ ooooo. U won't find a penny or a dollar on him but we all know Baba OBJ Ebora Owu is stingingly rich

TSHEWWWWWWWW

GEJ IS LUCKY HIS FATHER IS MAKING MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE

those that appreciate his brain are the ones searching for him, tuale baba agba, iba yin 1 million, once a soldier is 4eva a soldier

Obj

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kleptomaniac