Obasanjo Archives — Page 2 of 2

May 30, 2020 No Responses

Obasanjo,Kufour, Jonathan,Sirleaf, Others Rally Support For Adesina

No fewer than 15 former African Presidents on Friday rallied support for President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina. In a statement signed by the ex presidents, including Nigeria’s Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, the former leaders described...

October 10, 2019 No Responses

Obasanjo Urges DR Congo To Invest In Agriculture

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to invest in agriculture and particularly cassava, soybean, cowpea and plantain to help Africa cut down annual food imports that is estimated at $50billion....

September 7, 2019 No Responses

Mugabe, Indomitable Fighter For Liberation Of Zimbabwe, Says Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described the late former President of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, as an indomitable fighter, who contributed to the liberation of his country from apartheid and oppressive radicalism. Obasanjo said this in a condolence lett...

May 26, 2019 No Responses

IITA Explains New Agric Policy Framework As Obasanjo, Ajimobi Inaugurate Projects

Nigeria’s former President and IITA Goodwill Ambassador, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi on Saturday commissioned two key projects at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan— an Agricultu...

December 12, 2018 No Responses

Obasanjo Tasks African Leaders On $27b Free Trade Agreement

Citing benefits of uninhibited trading among African countries, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has advised African leaders to sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). The initiative promises $27billion investments. Spea...

November 22, 2018 No Responses

Obasanjo To Chair Zero Hunger Meeting

Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will on Thursday chair activities of the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum’s meeting in Sokoto State. The two-day meeting in Sokoto, which commenced on Wednesday, will afford participating states in Nigeria the...

March 12, 2018 one Response

How To End Hunger, Create Wealth, By Forum

Rising from its third quarterly meeting in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum (NZHF) has issued key recommendations and resolutions that should be quickly implemented towards the attainment of Zero Hunger by the year 2025 in...

January 29, 2018 No Responses

More reactions trail Buhari, Obasanjo encounter in Addis Ababa

The coincidental encounter between President Muhammadu Buhari and ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the ongoing African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has continued to attract comments in the social media. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ...

September 5, 2016 No Responses

Obasanjo denies report on Buhari’s second term

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has denied media report that he asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. A former Chief Press Secretary to Mr. Obasanjo, Alex Nwokedi, was quoted to have made the comment on behalf of...