Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described claims of his Igbo paternity as hilarious. Sharing his thoughts on the removal of Igbos from Lagos State, Obasanjo noted that he does not agree with people who call for others to be driven away from any part of the country.....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
He stated that despite cultural differences, Nigerians collectively own the country. Regarding his Igbo paternity, the former president said that when he hears about such claims, he laughs, although he did not reveal any details about the speculation. Obasanjo made these comments when he received the leadership of Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association, an umbrella body of major markets in Lagos State at the boardroom of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, on Thursday, August 15, 2024. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo who did not speak much further on the paternity claim issue, simply said, “It just makes me laugh.” Obasanjo acknowledged the Central Market in Owerri stating that “I am glad it is coming up again and I hope this time, we are all going to make it real. It is going to be big, the first of its kind. “And, I am also happy that the governor is showing the desired interest and understanding. And, I am confident that the Owerri Central Market will be, as he expressed the desire to lead the marketing team for the market. “Having ensured that the Yorubas, Igbos and Hausas all came together to fight the war of unity in Nigeria, and “not to fight Igbos to go, but to come. So, if anybody says to me, that somebody should leave any place, he will be the one to leave,” he said.
The group’s spokesperson Emeka Emmanuel who read a letter jointly signed by their leaders Chinedu Ukatu and Iwuchukwu Ezenwafor said the market will be a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship assuring of the group’s determination to play its role in the growth of the market and the nation.
The letter also sought the help of the former President to achieve the global market which they believe would remove a great number of people from the streets.
Claims of my Igbo paternity make me laugh – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described claims of his Igbo paternity as hilarious.
Sharing his thoughts on the removal of Igbos from Lagos State, Obasanjo noted that he does not agree with people who call for others to be driven away from any part of the country.
He stated that despite cultural differences, Nigerians collectively own the country.
Regarding his Igbo paternity, the former president said that when he hears about such claims, he laughs, although he did not reveal any details about the speculation.
Obasanjo made these comments when he received the leadership of Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association, an umbrella body of major markets in Lagos State at the boardroom of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, on Thursday, August 15, 2024.
In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo who did not speak much further on the paternity claim issue, simply said, “It just makes me laugh.”
Obasanjo acknowledged the Central Market in Owerri stating that “I am glad it is coming up again and I hope this time, we are all going to make it real. It is going to be big, the first of its kind.
“And, I am also happy that the governor is showing the desired interest and understanding. And, I am confident that the Owerri Central Market will be, as he expressed the desire to lead the marketing team for the market.
“Having ensured that the Yorubas, Igbos and Hausas all came together to fight the war of unity in Nigeria, and “not to fight Igbos to go, but to come. So, if anybody says to me, that somebody should leave any place, he will be the one to leave,” he said.
The group’s spokesperson Emeka Emmanuel who read a letter jointly signed by their leaders Chinedu Ukatu and Iwuchukwu Ezenwafor said the market will be a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship assuring of the group’s determination to play its role in the growth of the market and the nation.
The letter also sought the help of the former President to achieve the global market which they believe would remove a great number of people from the streets.
