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 Former President: Chief Olusegun Obasanjo Former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has again cleared the air on his stand concerning the forthcoming presidential elections , as well as the candidate he will support.   At the launch of his new book ‘My Watch’ in the United Kingdom, Obasanjo responded to questions on reports that   he had endorsed the presidential candidate of the APC, General Muhammadu Buhari,   maintaining that his wish is to see Nigeria headed by a strong president. “Well, whatever you get in the paper and in the press, please yourself, he said, referring to guests at the event who wanted to confirm the reported endorsement. He added that “”What I said and I maintain that and I will say it again and I will do it. When the time comes for me to vote, I will consider the track record of all the candidates that are contesting and I will assess and based on my assessment for who I believe have the best track record to perform the ...

HOW CORRUPT IS GOODLUCK EBELE'S ADMINISTRATION THAT WE SHOULD SACRIFICE HIM TO AGENTS OF FALSE CHANGE??? THE CHANGE WE TALK ABOUT 1. Obasanjo’s government spent $16bn for power, and only achieved to change the name of NEPA to PHCN, yet some people AND Obasanjo says Jonathan’s Government IS corrupt. 2. Obasanjo’s government, Olusegun Obasanjo and Atiku Abubakar were involved in a $180m Hallibuton bribery scam that made world news, yet Obasanjo says Jonathan’s Government is corrupt. 3. Obasanjo’s government, Obasanjo and Atiku spent about N1tn with Siemens for the production of National ID Card, with a N34bn bribery scam. I am yet to get mine, Yet Obasanjo says Jonathan is corrupt. 4. Bola Ahmed Tinubu used Babatunde Fashola to build 1 kilometer of road for N1.2bn, while Akpabio builds same for N120m. Yet Tinubu and Fashola says Jonathan is corrupt. 5. Bola Tinubu and Fashola spent $460 million (N55 billion at 2009 exchange rate of N118/ $1) of tax payer’s money in...

MY TEACHERS LIED! I will never forgive my teachers for telling me such lies. I will never pardon them for such wrong orientation and teaching. My Elementary School teachers started it, my college teachers repeated it and my Sunday School teachers affirmed it. They made me and other young people to believe those words, those sweet fantasies which are yet to see the light of the day. Now I feel bad, I feel deceived. They told us we were the Leaders of Tomorrow. Then we had some harsh, unfriendly, undemocratic set of leaders. They were in government then wearing khaki and holding rifles; leading with brutality and force. They committed coups and counter-coups. As children and youths, we watched them helplessly but with one resolution: To make a change in the future when we become leaders. Three decades after, the same crop of people are still leading in various capacities. They have changed their khaki uniforms to Agbada and suits. They have no rifles again, but uses verbal t...

It's our home! It's our country! We got no other place to go but NIGERIA. I will keep on praying and hoping for better days in the future of my fatherland. I have a dream - that all these thorns in our flesh and the sands in our shoe which is crippling our economy shall one day, yes one day; become history. God bless NIGERIA!