My Administration Was Not Perfect, We Made Mistakes – Obasanjo

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Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that his administration was not perfect, as they made mistakes, howbeit genuine mistakes anyone in their position would have made.

Olusegun ObasanjoIn an interview with The Point Newspaper, the former President noted that the mistakes made we’re not borne of selfish desires, contrary to what people might think.

Obasanjo said, “People who worked with me, it doesn’t matter where they come from, they remember what we did together. There is no question of favouritism, there is no question of, yes, this is my kith and kin. There is no question of this is my personal interest.

“I never say that we didn’t make mistake or we are perfect, but whatever mistake we made was a genuine mistake. It wasn’t a mistake we made as a result of selfishness.”

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Speaking on the reports that he as a Yoruba man didn’t do much for the tribe, he said his reply is often based on believing he did the best he could for Nigerian and if Yorubas are Nigerians, they must surely partake of the works of his administration.

Obasanjo said, “Some Yoruba have come to me and said you didn’t do enough for the Yoruba. I said, ‘Yes, did I do for Nigeria?’ They said, ‘You did?’ I asked, is Yoruba not part of Nigeria? If I did as I could for Nigeria and Yoruba are part of Nigeria, then I have done for the Yoruba as well as I have done for Igbo, Hausa and so on. I think that must guide us.

“Yes the question is what is my guiding principle? Nigeria. You know it is true I became the President on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Now I am not a PDP man, I am not an APC (All Progressives Congress) man, even I am not an ADC (African Democratic Congress) man. But if you ask for my party, I will say Nigeria is my party.”Photo Credit: Twitter

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