The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has descried former president Olusegun Obasanjo as a true statesman and courageous patriot. Buhari said although Obasanjo is perceived as being controversial, he tells the truth when he is convinced that leaders are going wrong. In a statement he issued through Garba Shehu, his campaign media director, Buhari said Obasanjo “is a nationalist whose commitment to democracy and good governance are worthy of recognition and praise.” Buhari further described Obasanjo “as a true statesman and nationalist who doesn’t abandon his country when it needs his voice to jolt the conscience of leaders to listen to those they govern.” According to Buhari, statesmen were the voices and conscience of their countries. He said Obasanjo had not disappointed him in that regard. He said Obasanjo “is one of the most de-tribalised and broadminded leaders he has ever known”, and that “Obasanjo’s name would be cast in stone as one of those Nigerian leaders that served their country with passion.”
Happy Birthday Statesman Obasanjo.
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