₦airaland Forum

2013-12-06 15:56
Abeokuta - Nigeria’s former president,Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the late Nelson Madela as a man who raised the beacon of human struggle to lofty heights of nobility.

Obasanjo, who addressed journalists in his home in Abeokuta on Friday, said Mandela’s life was an example of what people should all aspire for.

"In all situations, he lived nobly and died in nobility. Let us bear in mind that we all have the opportunity to act nobly in whatever position we find ourselves," he added. He described Mandela's death as a monumental loss to all human races and called on all to emulate the life and times of the great leader.

"His demise is a loss to his family who will miss a caring patriarch; the people of South Africa who will miss a guide, Africa who will miss a role model and the world who will miss a leader.

"When we teach our children lessons for tomorrow, let us remember lessons Mandela gave the world in forgiveness and forbearance," Obasanjo said. Obasanjo, who eulogising Mandela, recalled the times when he was voted to become South-Africa's post-apartheid president.

"During the first non-racial democratic elections in 1994, I was on election observation assignment in South Africa and was there for his campaign and when he cast his vote. He was devoid of bitterness or anger against anybody except the hated apartheid system."

"He went on to win the election and more importantly led South Africa to the extent that the country was able to cast aside its apartheid legacy and take its place in comity of nations. Certain that his task was completed, Mandela modestly refused to seek re-election after his first term in office as his presidency elapsed," Obasango said.

"I still recall his pragmatic words when he said to me 'Olu, show me a place in the world where a man of 80 years is running the affairs of his country. This, to me, reflects an unequaled sense of modesty for a man who spent 27 of the prime years of his life in prison for a just cause."

"Yet he still kept a calm and peaceful disposition to those who took away his freedom for all those years of his life," he explained.

- NAN

When FG and ASUU finish deir craze,na students vs Landlords go be next,becuz paying anoda rent afta staying @ome for 6months? Nah court go decide!!!!!lol

Sincere 9gerian:

Messrs European Technologies Corporation Limited in 2003, was under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration granted a presidential approval to develop a deep sea port at Lekki through Public Private Participation (PPP) with the Federal Government (NPA) owning 20%; Lagos state where the port is located 20%; and the private investor/manager 60%.

http://www.insiderweeklymagazine.com/ed183.php
http://www.nigerianmonitor.com/2013/12/04/fec-approves-1-3bn200b-for-construction-of-lekki-deep-sea-port/

zopaks: ASUU asking that the MoU with FG should be
signed by Attorney General does not make sense.
Anyone of high standing in Govt can sign it. -
Okupe

solomon111: And this old fool had to insult the niger-delta.
The same region that feed your arid state.
You don't want their politicians but you love their resources.
Idiott.
The SW and the North have the higest number of proven corrupt politicians atleast according to the EFCC.
And the mediocrity in the Nigerian system is because these two regions have been allowed in the system for too long.
No problem sha.
The precedence has been set.
Let me see that "non- SS/SE" special president that will govern over a united Nigeria after GEJ.
They will know what it means to make the country ungovernable.

” To us we are on a rescue mission, because
what we are seeing today is a mad man inside
petrol filling station with lighter in his hand, the
threat he poses is very lethal and would not
spare anyone,” he said.

Symphony007: what candle does population hold to wealth? And i do hope you are not putting kano state above rivers cause it's a gross miscalculation.

theoctopus: Very funny post.

ACN was in control of Lagos state in 2011 and GEJ won the presidential elections there, trashing Ribadu badly.

PDP was in control of Kano state in 2011 and GEJ lost there.

Is Fashola or Tinubu going to thumb print for us? You should be more concerned about retaining Lagos State governorship in 2015 as it is going to very difficult for APC. If you don't realise yet that APC is in trouble in Lagos, then Goodluck to you.

If you think for one second that Amaechi will take anything away from GEJ 's support in Rivers, you need to have your head checked.

Mynd_44: Power belongs to the people and not a political party or governor. These states are still controlled by the citizens and the governors are just stewards who can be told to go to hell anytime if they dont quit this darned political bickering

lymelyte: Has jonathan not done what ibb is saying?

Former Military President Ibrahim BabangidaThe Federal Government’s threat to sack striking university lecturers unless they resume work by Wednesday will not solve the crisis, former Military President Ibrahim Babangida told Daily Trust yesterday.
Education Minister Nyesom Wike last week issued a seven-day ultimatum to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end their four-month strike or lose their jobs.
ASUU leaders angrily responded, saying they would not be intimated into resuming work.
Babangida, who spoke exclusively to Daily Trust in Minna, said issuing threats was not an effective way of solving issues.
“Basically, I’ll say both Federal Government and ASUU should apply knowledge and tactfulness in resolving this issue. Issues are never settled by threat and you need to settle quarrel in a tactful way,” he said.
“For those of us who believein Islam, Allah (SWA) instructed his Prophet (PBUH) that if he wants to bring people into his religion, he should use his knowledge and tactics in talking to people.
“And I think this is what is supposed to happen between the Federal Government and ASUU. I am sure the members of ASUU are patriots; they have the interest of the students at heart because they too are parents.
“I am sure both of them can sit down together, talk as Nigerians, talk as patriots and as people who are concerned. Because at the end of the day, if that is not done, quarrelling and threat will not solve this problem. Apply knowledge and tactics in handling this problem.”
The Federal Government’s ultimatum came in the wake of a marathon meeting President Goodluck Jonathan held with ASUU leader early last month.
Following this, local ASUU chapters voted to end the strike, but the national executive of the union wrote a letter to the president setting out certain conditions for resuming work.
Those conditions include immediate provision of N200 billion grant for federal universities, payment of four-month salary arrears to lecturers, and review of the 2009 agreement in 2014.
Government said these demands were outrageous, and therefore issued the ultimatum for lectures to resume or lose their jobs.
‘PDP defections normal’
Babangida also spoke on the crisis in the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which led to the defection of five of its governors, saying this was normal in a democracy.
“What is happening is not the first time such a thing is happening to this country,” he said.
“If we go back to 1959 to 60s political parties were in turmoil, some were breaking away and others were forming another political parties. And as recent as during the second republic, political parties have broken.
“I think this is one of the good things about democracy. The constitution allows us to form our opinion, to have an opinion and to spread such opinion. I think to me these things are normal.”
He added: “We should learn to accept that this is the basic guaranteed right to accept the status quo or to decide. Once you accept that, it reduces the area of tension. It is my right to say no I don’t like this; it is also your right to say OK. You are entitled to your own opinion; I am entitled to my own opinion. He’s entitled to his own belief; I am entitled to my own belief. Once this common understanding is brought to the bear, then you have no problem.”
Reminded that the PDP crisis led to the defection of five of its governors, Babangida insisted that this was still normal in a democracy.
“I told you this is not new. Awolowo, Azikiwe, Waziri Ibrahim, it all happened to them and for that it is good for democracy. In our part we are building a democracy in which at the end of the day, sanity and common sense will prevail and Nigeria becomes the beneficiary.”.

Energito: I will be happy to see the blood flow as long as it start IN NORTH and end in north like we use to see all the time or better still extend it to S.W THIS TIME AROUND.BY THE WAY WHO GIVE NORTH 85MILLION

Energito: I will be happy to see the blood flow as long as it start IN NORTH and end in north like we use to see all the time or better still extend it to S.W THIS TIME AROUND.BY THE WAY WHO GIVE NORTH 85MILLION