Former President Obasanjo has said that other African leaders were happy that President lost the 2015 presidential election. According to reports from Punch, Obasanjo stated this during his speech at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC yesterday...
“I have visited six countries since the election, they are as happy about the results. It is good not only for Nigeria, it is good for Africa and I believe it is good for the world.”He also said some Nigerians described President Jonathan as a moving train who was stopped from collapsing Nigeria.
Olusegun Obasanjo, who led the African Union Observation Mission to the April 2015 General Election in Sudan to the event, said, “I have visited six countries since the election, they are as happy about the results. It is good not only for Nigeria, it is good for Africa and I believe it is good for the world.”
He however, advised African leaders to learn from democracy being practiced in Nigeria and stop the habit of holding on to power by all means. That for Africa to survive, leaders must demonstrate statesmanship.
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