Former President Olusegun Obasanjo claims Nigeria’s democracy lacks African meaning and context, and laments that it has resulted in a winner-take-all approach to politics. Speaking at the 2026 Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue in Bauchi, the capital of Bauchi State, Obasanjo stated that the Western liberal democracy inherited by many African countries was not meant … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called his selection of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as his running mate in the 1999 presidential election the biggest error of his political career. Obasanjo made the comment in Lagos during a fireside discussion with renowned entertainer Charles Oputa, often known as Charly Boy, during the Charly Boy Foundation’s … Read more
According to Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, his new Olusegun Obasanjo Leadership Institute (OOLI) is more than just an institution; it is a movement with the goal of reclaiming Africa’s leadership story. At the official inauguration of the Governing Board at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, … Read more