Obasanjo Reminisces on His Army Regime’s Challenges

• Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has recalled two challenges he confronted throughout his time because the navy head of state
• Obasanjo mentioned his first problem was the way to get {dollars} for Nigerian pilgrims going for Hajj in Saudi Arabia
• The previous president disclosed that the second problem was the way to get the northern girls to take part in an election

Legit.ng journalist Bada Yusuf is an achieved politics and present affairs editor, boasting over seven years of expertise in journalism and writing.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed his profound respect for 4 distinguished Nigerians for his or her patriotic spirit and dedication to offering options to 2 crucial conditions he confronted whereas serving as Nigeria’s navy head of state.

Obasanjo, who held this place from 1976 to 1979, talked about Sir Kashim from Borno, Akanu Ibiam from Enugu, Chief Adebo from the west, and the late Sultan Abubakar III, the organic father of the present Sultan of Sokoto, for his or her knowledge and roles in passionately uniting the nation.

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The Nation reported that through the formal unveiling of 136 housing items procured by the Sokoto state authorities, the previous President recalled two delicate and troublesome conditions that required options throughout his time in workplace.

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Based on him, the difficulty of sourcing {dollars} for intending pilgrims and the participation of northern girls in voting through the 1979 elections that introduced in late President Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari’s authorities have been the challenges that required the knowledge of some distinguished individuals.

He mentioned:

“The primary Hajj train underneath my management was a complete of 150,000 Nigerian pilgrims who wanted {dollars} for his or her BTA. It took us some effort to safe {dollars} for them then.

“Within the following 12 months, sourcing {dollars} turned tougher and virtually unattainable, and I couldn’t determine to cut back the variety of Nigerian I tending pilgrims.”

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Nevertheless, the second and alien episode that appeared troublesome to beat was northern girls’s participation in voting which prompted the previous President to nonetheless return to the Sultan for an answer.

Obasanjo speaks on scholar mortgage scheme

Legit.ng earlier reported that Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has demanded the inclusion of personal college college students within the scholar mortgage scheme.

Obasanjo joined the vice-chancellor of Bells College, Prof. Jeremiah Ojediran, in Otta to make the demand.

The previous vp additionally referred to as on the President Bola Tinubu-administration to execute the programme with out corruption hindrance.

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