Obasanjo decries campaign of calumny in Nigeria, harps on strong leadership

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president, on Thursday criticized the political campaigns in the country and demanded a shift in perspective.

Obasanjo spoke while delivering a speech at a conference on “Deepening Democratic Culture And Institutions For Sustainable Development And Security In Nigeria.”

This was at the Obi Wali Convention Center in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where he bemoaned the way in which common people were drawn into the aimless, pointless, and opportunistic personal or constrained ambitions of leaders.