- Prof. Ibrahim Gambari said Olusegun Obasanjo’s military background disqualified him from becoming UN Secretary-General
- The former Chief of Staff to ex-president Muhammadu Buhari said countries with veto powers said they were not looking for a general
- Obasanjo lost the battle to become the UN Secretary-General in 1991 to the late Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Former Chief of Staff to ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has revealed how ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo lost the chance to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations in 1991.
Gambari explained that the countries with veto power were not comfortable with a former army general becoming a UN Secretary-General, The Punch reported.
