Olusegun Obasanjo should be shown on the redesigned Naira note, according to Atiku Abubakar, to motivate future generations of Nigerians to make sacrifices for their country and continent.
Between 1999 and 2007, Atiku served as President Obasanjo’s vice president. On Saturday, Atiku praised his boss for promoting peace in Ethiopia.
After two years of horrific conflict that took thousands of lives and left millions in need of relief, Obasanjo oversaw an African Union diplomatic mission that resulted in a peace accord between Ethiopia and Tigray.
In response to the news, Atiku stated that Obasanjo is most deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize and that he will propose him when submissions are accepted.
“I celebrate His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s great skill in restoring peace to Ethiopia,” he stated. I’m not shocked at all. My employer is someone I am familiar with. During our tenure in government, he carried out the same action in Liberia and So Tomé and Prncipe. He deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, if for no other reason, and I will put his name up when nominations are accepted.
“Africa is fortunate to have a leader with Chief Obasanjo’s sterling democratic credentials. A man whose likeness ought to be on the newly designed Naira note to motivate Nigerians in the future to make sacrifices for their country and continent.
“President Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, on behalf of my family, I congratulate you on resolving the Ethiopia-Tigray dispute. And I give thanks to God for the insight and wisdom He gave you, which you have admirably used to guide Nigeria and Africa in the correct direction.
After a little over a week of talks in South Africa, headed by the African Union, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s administration and Tigrayan rebels announced a surprising agreement that was applauded by the US, the UN, and others.
Obasanjo described the achievement as a new dawn when he announced it nearly exactly two years to the day after the conflict began in November 2020.
“Today marks the start of a new dawn for Africa as a whole, the Horn of Africa, and Ethiopia in particular.
At a briefing in Pretoria, Obasanjo stated that “the two parties in the Ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the halt of hostilities as well as the systematic, orderly, smooth, and coordinated disarmament.”
The former president of Nigeria continued, listing such areas of agreement as “establishment of law and order, restoration of services, unrestricted access to humanitarian supplies, protection of people…
