FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged Nigerians to keep working for peace as the 2019 general elections draw closer.

He warned that Nigerians, and not God, should accept responsibility, if peace eludes the country.

The elder statesman gave the advice on Sunday evening during the 2018 Christmas Carol and Service of Six Lessons organised by the Chapel of Christ the Glorious King (CCKG) situated inside the sprawling Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, the State capital.

He expressed the hope that 2019 “will indeed be a year of blessings for all and sundry in the country”.

“National peace is very important in view of the growing insecurity in the country,” said a statement by Obasanjo’s Special Assistant (Media) Kehinde Akinyemi.

The ex-president, who expressed delight at the service, however, said the present situation in the country was not good enough.

“The situation is getting worrisome by the day. I was in Kaduna and I thought that the story would be different. The people there said insecurity, kidnapping and killings are happening.

“If peace eludes us, it is not an act of God, but our making. That is why I am happy that our Bishop in his sermon also talked about peace. This is the appropriate time to talk about peace; this is the season of peace.

“It will be a year of blessings for each one, and particularly for Nigeria. When people come to me and say they are giving up on the country, I tell them no and that next year is a year of blessings for all.

“With right statements and right actions, people will be trooping back into the country. We had it before; there is no reason not to have it again,” Obasanjo said.

Archbishop of Ogun Province, the African Church, Abeokuta Most Revd. S.O.B. Ojumu urged Nigerians to embrace the spirit of peace during the festive period and as the general elections draw closer.

He called on the nation’s politicians to make peace their cornerstone while seeking political offices.

According to him, politicians should ensure that they do away with self-interest on getting to office.

Ojumu lauded Obasanjo for his role in peace-building globally.

“He has contributed immensely for peace in Africa and the world,” the cleric said.

Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs. Yetunde Onanuga, reads the Sixth Lesson, taken from Acts 10:38 and John 4:10-14.

In attendance also was the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Taiwo Adeoluwa, members of Owu Traditional Council and the campaign train of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka

http://mcebiscoo.com/2018/12/25/blame-peace-eludes-nigeria-says-obasanjo/

Hmmm...we shall have peace 20years after Obasanjo and his generation phases off. God will keep us till then.

Obasanjo and other past leaders including some of the present crops should apologize to we Nigerians for the mess the country is now.
How come the country is not prosperous but their individual pocket is overflowing, they should consider doing restitutions to appease us, they have all failed us.

I concur

We should blame you Baba Ota....(let us be nice!)

That's what we should be advocating for.

Remind me who tear his party card on TV ? Oga go sit down in shame .you be our number one problem

You better find somewhere to sit down. Because no one even care about your words

Who is Obasanjo to pontificate over any issue in Nigeria?. He lacks the moral grounds to do that.

It's a season of love but i have nothing going for me right now i am really depressed at the moment nairalanders should please help me 0029966746 Diamond bank thanks

Baba please stop talking about Nigeria and enjoy your retirement. You and your military padi are the main reason why Nigeria is Ngeria today. A good leader leave an excellent legacy.

*people will be trooping back into the country. We had it before; there is no reason not to have it again,” Obasanjo said*

This is the junk talk atiku is proclaiming everywhere . Has Nigeria ever worked or be good before?
Obj and atiku should stop this, it's appalling for anyone to say will work again.

The likes of of, ibb, atiku, buhari, abdulsalam, obj are the ones behind the backwardness of this nation from ages long .

Yes oo Ebora owu.

Peace so important

Realdeals:
Obasanjo and other past leaders including some of the present crops should apologize to we Nigerians for the mess the country is now.
How come the country is not prosperous but their individual pocket is overflowing, they should consider doing restitutions to appease us, they have all failed us.

Obasanjo did his best as a Nigerian President, not this bigot we have in Aso Rock now. No leader is perfect, but Buhari is nowhere an example of a leader. Obasanjo was not a tribalist. We had Okonjo, Soludo, El Rufai and co calling the shots. Today we have only Fulanis in power.

Always thinking of evil...as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he..book of Proverbs...

the oracle has spoken

Ok

This is for those saying let us endure another four years of nepotism, failure and destruction so that my brother would be president. There would be no Nigeria after another four years of destruction, tyranny terrorism and all manner of evil associated with buhari

好的

Good talk

How many times have so called leaders talked unity, patriotism seldom.

What you hear always is hate, tribalism and division

Merry Christmas

Realdeals:
Obasanjo and other past leaders including some of the present crops should apologize to we Nigerians for the mess the country is now.
How come the country is not prosperous but their individual pocket is overflowing, they should consider doing restitutions to appease us, they have all failed us.

Na we still be the problem.

An average Nigerian has low IQ.

atiku4President:

Obasanjo did his best as a Nigerian President, not this bigot we have in Aso Rock now. No leader is perfect, but Buhari is nowhere an example of a leader. Obasanjo was not a tribalist. We had Okonjo, Soludo, El Rufai and co calling the shots. Today we have only Fulanis in power.

Which best did he do? A farmer who did not promote agriculture. He failed to fund our universities bit established one with his vice. Spent so much on power without result nor prosecution. No road infrastructure, even the one to his farm was in a shameful state. No railway system built. Our refineries were not working and for 8 years no single foundation for a new one laid. He wanted to leave after third term failure and imposed a dying man on us with a man he will later called incompetent as vice. Abeg the man doesn't have the moral right to talk again in this country.

Baba, we should blame our divisive president.

atiku4President:

Obasanjo did his best as a Nigerian President, not this bigot we have in Aso Rock now. No leader is perfect, but Buhari is nowhere an example of a leader. Obasanjo was not a tribalist. We had Okonjo, Soludo, El Rufai and co calling the shots. Today we have only Fulanis in power.

Of course even your Mentor Atiku is a fulani

This is out dated propaganda used in keeping Nigerians and others in hostages.

What I have to you all APC and PDP sycophants, "WITHOUT BIAFRA, YOU ARE NOTHING".

WITHOUT BIAFRA YOU ARE NOTHING


WITHOUT BIAFRA YOU ARE NOTHING

WITHOUT BIAFRA YOU ARE NOTHING...........


Just get ready for referendum, you must participates in Biafra referendum by all means.