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Nigeria: Our Job Is Not Finished - Obasanjo

Thompson Nsisongabasi

May 13, 2025

Nigeria: Our Job Is Not Finished - Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the project Nigeria has yet to reach its intended destination.

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President Obasanjo said it remained the responsibility of all stakeholders to remain steadfast and continue to work until the nation takes its place among nations.

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The former President stated this at the ongoing public presentation of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido's autobiography, "Being True to Myself", held at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja.

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Obasanjo urged former Governor Lamido to dismiss any intention of retiring from active engagement in efforts that would help to birth a new nation.

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He told him that Nigeria has not gotten where it should be, adding that it was the responsibility of all stakeholders to ensure the work is done.

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"Nigeria that we are working for, we haven't gotten there. And I believe it is the responsibility of each of us to ensure that we get there. Our job is not finished until we are finished," he said.

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All Facts Newspaper reports that former Senate President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, would review Lamido's autobiography titled Being True to Myself.

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Present at the event include former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President Namadi Sambo, and former presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi.

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Governors present include: Muhammadu Yahaya of Gombe State, Umar Namadi of Jigawa State, Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State.

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Also in attendance were former Governors Gabriel Suswam (Benue), Ahmed Makarfi (Kaduna), and Babangida Aliyu (Niger), (Cross Rivers), Liyel Imoke among others.

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