Shehu musa yaradua, general obasanjos former deputy arrested march 19. But his concept of god is as distant from the scriptural portrait of. On 29 may 1999, the day obasanjo took office as the first elected and civilian. Apr 23, 2011 home politics presidential elections 19992011 in figures presidential elections 19992011 in figures on april 23, 2011 7. He was reported to have said that his mission was to restore nigeria and defeat separatism.
He was secretary to the military government of ibrahim babangida from january 1986 to december 1990, and was briefly the finance minister in 1990. Olusegun obasanjo 36 works search for books with subject olusegun obasanjo. Olu obasanjo s birthday is 03231978 and is 41 years old. Obasanjos real father a paternity controversy sahara. In the past, olu has also been known as olu g obasanjo, olumuyiwa obasanjo, olv obasanjo, obasanjo olumyiwa and obasanjo olumuyiwa. Olusegun obasanjo biography childhood, life achievements. So many nigerians who have known olusegun obasanjo longer and better than the rest of us, can all agree on one thing. The god of olusegun obasanjo by emmanuel ugwu sahara reporters. Within the oopl complex and not too far from the library, is the rounders children funspot. Nigeria moved to sweep aside 15 years of corrupt and brutal military rule yesterday with presidential elections that mark the final phase of democracys return to africas most populous nation. Babangida offered to hand over to me falae punch newspapers.
Obasanjo who was among the 14, 769 graduands, was conferred with doctor of philosophy in christian theology, thereby making him the first phd product of noun. Olusegun obasanjo master of africa politics fame in history. The vote set former finance minister olu falae against retired general olusegun obasanjo. Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, is a nigerian military and political. They all hold the view that obasanjo is as lucky and as richly blessed as they come, by always positioning himself in the right place, even if it means thrashing the image and. Pdf the abuse of presidential power of pardon and the need for. The editor of this volume has compiled transcriptions of the nigerian presidents key speeches delivered between may 2000 and may 2001. Chief samuel oluyemisi falae cfr born september 21, 1938, simply known as olu falae, is a nigerian banker, administrator and politician from akure, ondo state. Olusegun obasanjo was nigerias military head of state 19769 and president 19992007. In that case the petitioner, chief olu falae brought a petition against the respondent, chief olusegun obsanjo, then.
Olusegun obasanjo a biography from wikipedia, the free. He served as nigerias military ruler 197679 and, as a civilian, as president 19992007. My book watch the watcher puts obasanjos records before him. It is the first in africa and tagline is proud to have produced this first video of the library. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Shehu shagari and olu falae were exactly right on obasanjo. A former secretary to the government of the federation and former all peoples partys presidential candidate in the 1999 presidential election, chief olu falae, has revealed that former military dictator, gen. The meeting, which held behind closed doors at the olusegun obasanjo presidential library oopl, lasted for about two hours. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. The followings books were referred to in this judgment.
Friends, families and well wishers of mrs oluremi obasanjo, first wife of former president olusegun obasanjo, gathered yesterday in lagos to launch the book written by her entitled bitter sweet. Olusegun obasanjofollowing in the steps of his previous memoirs, my command and not my will, olusegun obasanjo s my watch is more than the story of the obasanjo presidency told by the man himself. I declined offer to rule nigeria in the 90s olu falae. Olusegun obasanjo is the author of my watch volume 2 3. This children arena has contains games, rides, and other. Books by olusegun obasanjo author of my watch volume 2. Twenty years ago, when candidate olusegun obasanjo of the pdp was requested to debate olu falae of the adapp, the latter turned up only to debate an empty stand. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Olusegun obasanjos most popular book is my watch volume 2.
Olusegun obasanjo is a former president of nigeria who held the position from 1999 to 2007. The olu falae olusegun obasanjo model is a style where the main political parties, the all progressives congress apc and the peoples democratic party pdp will select their presidential. Ms menday submitted that the case of olu falae v obasanjo n0. His loss in the south west has been attributed to his being very unpopular amongst his kinsmen in the. His career is made the focus for a history of nigerias first fifty years of independence 19602010 and of african continental affairs during the same period obasanjo having been an active opponent of apartheid and an architect of the african union. Chief olu falae has confirmed some of the information contained in former chief of army staff lt. View olu obasanjos profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. An author and a columnist, yinka odumakin, says his book, watch the. Jun 18, 2007 obasanjos real father a paternity controversy it may sound stranger than fiction, but as daylight melts into darkness, the rumour about obasanjos igbo roots is gaining currency. Previous to olu s current city of scarsdale, ny, olu obasanjo lived in new york ny and brooklyn ny. Presidential elections 19992011 in figures vanguard news. In 1999, the presidential election result was also contested in court by the alliance for democracyall peoples partys joint candidate, olu falae. Obasanjos victory has scuppered any chance of that, although he has promised to form a government of national unity, which is another way of saying that not very much is going to happen. Apr 11, 2017 watch the documentary on the olusegun obasanjo presidential library, abeokuta ogun state, nigeria.
Jul 01, 2002 he won 63% of the estimated 20 million voters compared with only 37% for his rival, olu falae. Mar 01, 2020 olusegun obasanjo, nigerian general, statesman, and diplomat, who was the first military ruler in africa to hand over power to a civilian government. Atiku was in the peoples front pf under the leadership of shehu musa yaradua, the retired major general who was deputy to olusegun obasanjo as military head of state from 1976 to 1979. Furthermore, ms menday submitted that the case of olu falae v obasanjo n0. Obasanjos rival, olu falae of the combined alliance for democracy all. Chief olu falae, an economist, was secretary to the general ibrahim badamosi babangidaled federal military government. The abuse of presidential power of pardon and the need for.
Oct 31, 2017 psp was led by olu falae, former minister of finance and secretary to the military government. Olusegun obasanjo has 26 books on goodreads with 8105 ratings. Dec 09, 2014 former president of nigeria, olusegun obasanjo today launched a book tittled my watch containing several national issues both past and present. Chief samuel oluyemisi falae cfr born september 21, 1938, simply known as olu falae.
The factcheckers have been tracking the exaggerations and outright lies, holding candidates to higher standards and forcing voters to take notice. But this time the pundits did not describe the elections as free and fair, indeed jimmy carter, a long standing friend and colleague of obasanjo who led the us monitoring team, was very critical of the electoral discrepancies. The hurdles, the merits before an atikubuhari legal. Obasanjo was won the 1999 nigerian presidential election, he ran as a candidate of the peoples democratic party, and won with help from military generals ibrahim babangida and aliyu mohammed gusau who delivered the northern establishment for him, and defeated chief olu falae, the joint candidate of the all peoples party, and the alliance for democracy.
Our shop contains a wide range of children books on nigerian and african history, culture and folklores, written by several prominent writers, including president olusegun obasanjo, himself. During his watch, a watchman has no sleep and no respite. Ibb offered to make me interim govt head a former secretary to the government of the federation and former all peoples partys presidential candidate in the 1999 presidential election, chief olu falae, has revealed that former military dictator, gen. The chairman of the social democratic party sdp, chief olu falae, on tuesday visited former president olusegun obasanjo in abeokuta, ogun state, to discuss affairs of the nation. In buhari v obasanjo, it was held that the onus of proof on. Chief samuel oluyemisi falae cfr, simply known as olu falae, is a nigerian banker, administrator and politician from akure, ondo state. A former secretary to the government of the federation and former candidate of the all peoples party in the 1999 presidential election, chief olu falae, speaks in this interview with peter dada, on the comment made by a former chief of army staff, major general ishaya bamaiyi in his new book that he rooted for falae to be made president. Olu obasanjo g, 41 scarsdale, ny background report at. He ran for president in nigerias third and fourth republics. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover olus connections. An intimate portrait of major chukwuma kaduna nzeogwu.
The god of olusegun obasanjo by emmanuel ugwu obasanjo is a professing christian. Onukaba adinoyi ojo president olusegun obasanjo is a representation of a new breed of african leaders who have succeeded in their political careers because of having the interest of the people at heart. In the meantime, chief olu falae has taken his case to court, accusing inec and obasanjo of impropriety. A former secretary to the federal government, and the national chairman of the social democratic party, says he has come to visit a former president, chief olusegun obasanjo, about the. The nigerian courts follow the english and american courts on the legal effect of a pardon. Apr 17, 2018 a former secretary to the federal government, and the national chairman of the social democratic party, says he has come to visit a former president, chief olusegun obasanjo, about the affairs of. Obasanjo himself claimed to have found god while in prison, which gave him the strength to run for the country again. Falae said he rejected an offer from ibb to rule nigeria as interim government head in the 1990s. In falae v obasanjo, it was held that it has to be proved that financial inducement was authorized by the winner of an election. Olusegun obasanjo following in the steps of his previous memoirs, my command and not my will, olusegun obasanjo s my watch is more than the story of the obasanjo presidency told by the man himself.
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