I grew to become Nigerian president accidentally – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, stated all the pieces about him, together with his emergence as each a army Head of State and President of Nigeria, was accidentally.

Obasanjo, who was an ex-military Head of State earlier than he was elected as a civilian President in 1999, stated he was a farmer by alternative and never accidentally.

Talking on Saturday on a reside radio interview with Segun Odegbami on Eagles7 Sports activities 103.7 FM, Abeokuta, Obasanjo stated he was at all times proud to be addressed as a farmer.

Odegbami had requested Obasanjo to talk about what he termed his “romance with farming.”

In response, the previous president stated, “I don’t just like the phrase you used, ‘romance with farming’. I’m a farmer. What do you imply by romance. All the things I’ve executed in my life is accidentally. The one factor that isn’t unintentional is farming. Each different factor that I’ve been is accidentally. And also you referred to as that romance? No! What do you imply by romance?

“You recognize my starting. I used to be born and bred in a village. I went to highschool accidentally. My father simply stated, ‘gained’t you do one thing completely different?’ So I went into farming.

“Whenever you take a look at nations which have made it, they developed on agriculture. First, for the aim of meals safety; second, for the aim of processing what they get from their farms, which is the start of industrialisation. Third, to offer it out as export, which is for the aim of overseas trade; and fourth, as a way of producing employment for the youth.”

In the meantime, Obasanjo suggested Nigerian youths to take over management positions proper now.

Obasanjo stated youths mustn’t permit anybody to deal with them as leaders of tomorrow, saying the tomorrow might by no means come.

Obasanjo stated some corrupt leaders would destroy the so-called tomorrow if the youthful technology did not stand up and take their future of their arms.

He stated, “My recommendation for Nigerian youths is that, by no means let anyone let you know that you’re the leaders of tomorrow. In the event you watch for tomorrow earlier than you are taking over management, that tomorrow might not come. They are going to destroy it. 

“That is the time, youths rise up and make it occur.”