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Encomium weekly can, however, reveal the mothers of these children and other women that had dalliances with the twotime president of the country. My watch book launch with olusegun obasanjo youtube. Like everyone, the royal african society has been impacted by the. An insiders account of nigerias truth commission father kukah, nigerias spiritual guide and confessor, was at the heart of the official investigation into what happened during the years of military rule. Speaking at the launch of his book, my watch, in london, obasanjo said when he joined the army in 1958, it was mandatory that one must have wasc or gce before. Its an insult to question buharis credentials obasanjo.
Though the controversial autobiography was banned from being sold in nigeria, the former president refused to be deterred as he has taken it to other countries where it will not be banned. Update from the royal african society royal african. In 2015, the former president made the comment during a question and answer session at the launch of his book, the watch. The literarycriticism core of the book is complemented by papers on such issues as african oratory, new media, popular culture texts, african identity, race construction and gendered image. Iliffe says that he did not approach obasanjo in writing the book. Ama ata aidoo was born in abeadzi kyiakor in what was then the gold coast. He served as nigerias military ruler 197679 and, as a civilian, as president 19992007 obasanjo attended baptist boys high school in abeokuta, in southwest nigeria, and later worked as a. Former president olusegun obasanjo launched his autobiography my watch with the royal african society on wednesday 11 february 2015. Boko haram, a militant group based in nigerias northwestern states of yobe and borno, claimed responsibility. Olusegun obasanjo has 26 books on goodreads with 8148 ratings. Former president olusegun obasanjo, in his recent controversial book, my watch, listed the names of his 21 children but he did not mention their mothers. Obasanjo, nigeria and the world boydell and brewer. Join our group, search royal african society about us join the ras as a corporate or an individual member when you join the royal african society, you become part of a vibrant network of individuals and organisations committed to promoting a better understanding of africa in britain. This book tells that story and the many tragic individual tales that emerged during the hearings of the oputa panel.
Olusegun obasanjo photos from the launch of his book my. The following is a press release by the royal african society home office visa service discriminating against africans home office data on visa refusals shows that african applicants are more than twice as likely to be refused a uk visa than applicants from any other part of the world. Olusegun obasanjo was nigerias military head of state 19769 and president 19992007. The book was launched with the support of royal african society. In his nuclear family, obasanjos scandalous life has remained shocking in its violent repudiation of the established norms and moral codes of decency of. He also explains the cowardice of the obasanjo government which prevented ordinary nigerians reading the completed report. Launch of obasanjos book my watch in london photos. 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.
Founded the african leadership forum, based at his otta farm. The book launch was at royal society of medicine, 1 wimpole. Shagari ousted from power, obasanjo critical of subsequent military regimes. Obasanjo, nigeria and the world african affairs oxford academic. Obasanjoarthur nwankwo correspondence on the oneparty state and rolled them out from his world famous fourth dimension publishers. Join facebook to connect with kukusha kukusha and others you may know.
Perhaps most symbolically, obasanjo ended the notorious fuel shortages that had come to define the decay and corruption in the worlds seventhbiggest petroleum producer. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Obasanjo launches my watch book in london, blastsjonathan, cracks up guests. In nigeria, obasanjo is a household name, a civil war hero, an administrator, a successful farmer, the first military head of state to have organized an election and handed over successfully to a civilian government, a nationbuilder who initiated most of nigerias national heritage and a builder of men who introduced. Addressing africa s youth employment and food security crisis. The name olusegun obasanjo is not strange to anybody around the world. Chief olusegun obasanjo, president, federal republic of nigeria 19992007. Chairperson, african union 200406 dr greg mills, director. Books by olusegun obasanjo author of my watch volume 2. Through our events, publications and digital channels we share insight, instigate debate and facilitate mutual understanding between the uk and africa. Richard dowden, director of the royal african society, discusses transitional justice in postconflict areas.
He also explains the cowardice of the obasanjo government which. Thank you for submitting a comment on this article. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Obasanjos ebook my watch now available politics nigeria.
On august 26, 2011, a suicide bomber detonated an explosivesladen vehicle at a united nations compound in nigerias capital, abuja, killing at least 21 people. Why obasanjo may never forget arthur nwankwo in a hurry. While that is the most dramatic episode recounted in obasanjos memoir, african presidents daughter, detailing murderous political skullduggery was hardly the reason for obasanjos book. The book launch which was attended by mainly nigerians in diaspora, was anchored by richard dowden of the royal african society, london, and zeinab badawi, a renowned television broadcaster. My life with obasanjo, by remi obasanjo leadership. Ideologically a nigerian nationalist, he was a member of. The rise of boko haram in nigeria combating terrorism. Olusegun obasanjos most popular book is my watch volume 2. Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, o. It not only offers convincing arguments on what to do.
The royal african society is a membership organisation that provides opportunities for people to connect, celebrate and engage critically with a wide range of topics and ideas about africa today. I wish i had this handbook when i was president of malawi. My command, an account of the nigerian civil war african. I believe that there is great need for moral and spiritual regeneration within our society, obasanjo told time days before being sworn in as president in may. Obasanjo and the first built presidential library in africa. Obasanjo was a career soldier before serving twice as his nations head of state.
Introduced by his host richard dowden, director of the royal african society, as a man whose career encapsulates the history of modern nigeria, obasanjo launched into an evocative account of his childhood in abeokuta, southwest nigeria, in the 1930s with some jibes at colonial authorities who used to levy fines on his mothers household. Obasanjo went ahead and launched his book my watch even though it was banned in nigeria with the support of royal african society. My life with obasanjo, the 63yearold oluremi claims in the page book that the former president is a master in the art of deception, an exploiter, a violent and unrepentant wifebasher and lacking sexual discipline as he unrepentantly engaged in a string of affairs with single and married women she names several. President cyril ramaphosa received former nigerian president, general olusegun obasanjo who paid a courtesy call on him on thursday, 26 september 2019 and presented him with a. The event was organised by the royal african society. Former president olusegun obasanjo launched his autobiography my watch with the royal african society on wednesday 11 february 2015, at the royal society of medicine in london.
To make the frenzy a notch more higher in drama, the prolific deep thinker, historian, much sooner than later put these five months of intellectual jingoism from march to july 1989 into a book titled. Signup for free news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday advertise on. Last year, a major festival of arts and books launched in nigeria, and surprisingly it wasnt based in one of the larger cities in the country, abuja, calabar, or even lagos. 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. The royal african society is a london based membership organisation. Olusegun obasanjo biography chief olusegun obasanjo, gcfr, is a former nigerian army general who was president of nigeria from 1999 to 2007. Olusegun obasanjo s most popular book is my watch volume 2. His later passport gave his date of birth as 5 march 1937, although this was an estimate, and there are no records of obasanjo s birthdate from the time itself. During the event organized by the royal african society, obasanjo talked about president jonathans incompetence, buharis certificate scandal, insurgency and the kidnapped chibok girls.
Father kukah, nigerias spiritual guide and confessor, was at the heart of the official investigation into what happened during the years of military rule. In honor of olusegun obasanjo on the occasion of his 60th birthday, african affairs, volume. The role of african agriculture in job creation by. Former nigerian president, chief olusegun obasanjo, said it is insulting and ridiculous to question the academic credentials of apc presidential candidate, retired gen. In doing so, obasanjo became nigerias first military ruler to hand over power to a democratically elected civilian government. Obasanjo, ellen johnson sirleaf and jonathan oppenheimer here. He served as a military ruler from february 1976 to 1 october 1979, and as a democratically elected president from 29 may 1999 to 29 may 2007. Olusegun obasanjo master of africa politics fame in.
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