The former president said he travelled throughout Europe and America to clear Nigeria’s debt, but his successors, including President Bola Tinubu, were unable to sustain the momentum of his administration’s foundation.
Obasanjo stressed that Nigeria made a lot of money from oil, and his government increased the country’s external reserve. He said the country made a lot of money from oil during his time and after he left office, but “between 2007 and 2024, all that amount of money had gone”.
The Abeokuta born-politicians said:
Recall that Obasanjo left the office on May 29, 2007. The late Umar Musa Yar’Adua and former President Goodluck Jonathan first succeeded him. However, the table turned in 2015, when his part, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
After the 2015 general election, former President Muhammadu Buhari became the next successor, and he handed over to President Tinubu on May 29, 2023, after completing eight years in office.
See the video of Obasanjo’s interview here:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Obasanjo has called on Nigerians to put aside their regional alliances to make the country great.
The former president then expressed the optimism that Nigeria could get things right if it focused on building integrity, truth and love.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
