₦airaland Forum

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday admitted he did not know his true age.

He said his late mother merely told him she gave birth to him on a market day.

Mr. Obasanjo said this on Thursday at the 2017 International Youth Variety Day and Public Presentation of Olusegun Obasanjo’s Books for Children, as part of programmes for his 80th birthday.

The programme, organised by the Centre for Human Security with the theme, Presidential Libraries Will Reduce Leadership Deficit in Africa, held at theater hall of the Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta.

Mr. Obasanjo said when he was growing up he had the challenge of knowing his real date of birth, because his parents were complete illiterates.

“At early stage in my life, I had the challenge of knowing my date of birth, and my peers always asked, while in return I persisted in asking my mother, who was an illiterate and had no records,” he said.

The former president added that when he continued to put pressure on his mother, the result he was given by his mother was that, she gave birth to him on Ifo village market day.

“When I continued to put pressure on my mother, she told me that she was preparing to go to market on the said day, and went into labour, and before others could return from the market, she had given birth to me,” Mr. Obasanjo said.



The former leader said he arrived at his current age when he considered that when he considered the ages of some of peers at the time.

“I’m not as lucky as some of my peers who know the dates of their birth. What matters to me is that I have chosen a date. If I don’t even know the exact date of my birth, at least I know my age group,” he emphasised.

The former president also talked about morality in the society, lamenting that the era of genuine morality was fading out, but need to be revive in the interest of all and sundry.

“When we were growing up, if people doubt the source of your wealth, you will ostracised. If your father goes out every night, the conclusion would be that your father is a thief, and if a family is seen and known to have engaged in crimes, community will keep distance from such family. All those values are gone, and how do we bring them back,” he said.

On the Presidential Library, Mr. Obasanjo said its benefits would be for both the young and the old.

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and our vegetable president is 74 i they laff am

Obasanjo is 89 years old while Buhari is 91..yes you can take that to the bank

70yrs- golden eaglets age you know

u can use ur football age as bubu did nah

Happy birthday baba OBJ. Undoubtedly our best president in the current 4th republic.

See the man talking about morality...

Afonja!!!

Chikelue2000:
Afonja!!!

See yur head lyk a flat tyre

seunmsg:
Happy birthday baba OBJ. Undoubtedly our best president in the current 4th republic.

Are you being sarcastic?

psucc:
Are you being sarcastic?

My honest assessment of the four presidents we've had so far in this 4th republic.

But this man is strong o..I have seen some 70yt old who use stick to walk

He is being honest, unlike bubu using football age and fake certificate

I remember that Obasunjos son Gbenga fell out with his father and revealed that Obasunjo was much older than his official age.

I also saw pictures of Obasunjos first marriage, going by his ofgicial age, he would have been 25 but he looked well into his 30's.

I have a feeling that Obasunjo and Buhari each about 10 years older than their official ages but they had to reduce their ages to enable them get into the Army