Founder and President of Afe Babalola
University, Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD), Ekiti State, Aare Afe Babalola, has described former President, Olusegun Obasanjo as best President Nigeria ever had.
Babalola said Obasanjo, who had a rare
opportunity to lead the nation for three times,
as Military Head of State in the late 70s and
elected President from 2009 to 2007, was
known to him to be: " a very energetic, strong-willed, and stubborn person", adding:
"He is difficult to persuade but he is a progressive man. He never became a Professor but he knows better than most professors. He is a highly talented man and is the the best President Nigeria ever had."
The Senior lawyer further said it was Obasanjo's efforts in support of UNESCO during his tenure that helped in repositioning education properly in the country.
Aare Babalola made the remarks while receiving members of the Yoruba Patriots Group, who nominated him to be their patron.
Speaking about the objectives of the group,
its Publicity Secretary, Segun Adewale, who
harped on restructuring of Nigeria, said: "The
Yoruba Patriots Group was formed in 2005 by
progressive Yoruba people who desires
progress and unity for the nation.
" We felt that the way the Yoruba nation is being relegated to the background within the commonwealth of Nigeria is not acceptable.
" What we intend to do is a legacy that would
survive us. And to do this we are consulting
with established Yoruba men who love the
nation and who have the knowledge and have
made serious sacrifices to make Yoruba
number one in the world. Aare Afe Babalola is
one of them. This is why we consult with him
to get a template that would make Yoruba the
most economically developed nation in Africa.
We are working together with all other
stakeholders, the South-West governors, other
pan-Yoruba groups such as Afenifere and
others to achieve this. It is when we work together that we can achieve a rapid, systematic and sustainable development.
" The meeting with Aare Babalola has been
very successful and he has accepted to be
our grand patron. Our group is an umbrella for
all socio-cultural groups in Yoruba race.
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