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Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Nobody: 8:08am On Mar 05, 2018
Baba Iyabo: The Oracle.

Positive
Hate or love this guy he is one Nigerian with broad support and influence across the country. He is one of the very few nationalist and truly detribalised Nigerian leaders we have left. Frankly baba will go to Kano and receive a rousing welcome, same in Enugu, same in Jos, makurdi, Lagos... everywhere. No other Nigerian leader can boasts of this clout. Even in the conservative core North, who don't align easily with persons outside their circle of elite, he is referred to as "Baba", a sign of respect, and spoken about with reverence. The man is a national institution, an icon.

Negative
One cannot but observe his penchant for pushing through his agenda whether or not it sits well with people. In short he plays God all too often and he can fight dirty to push his agenda. His memory is longer than an elephant. Step on his toes, baba will crush you to dust. GEJ once confessed; ignore OBJ at your peril


Summary
Having summarised his good and bad sides, I conclude by saying OBJ is the greatest living Nigerian now; good or bad. One part of me doesn't like him, a greater part of me holds him with like and respect and a type of fondness reserved for a favourite uncle.

Happy birthday the Oracle of Owu, Uncle Shegeh... May your days be long Baba OBJ. cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool cool

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Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Nobody: 8:08am On Mar 05, 2018
Ebora owu
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by seguno2: 8:08am On Mar 05, 2018
delivryboy:
Greatest Nigerian alive.

Buhari makes sense for saying that all Nigerians are fantastically corrupt, right
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Mcanie: 8:09am On Mar 05, 2018
promotion was pretty fast then. a very smart and sensible Gen.
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by hucienda: 8:09am On Mar 05, 2018
Happy 81st, General.

#Respect
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by mkpurumma090(f): 8:10am On Mar 05, 2018
Happy Born Day Mr. Chairman

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Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by MrBONE2(m): 8:10am On Mar 05, 2018
Happy Birthday to BaBu Iyabogrin
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by HAH: 8:10am On Mar 05, 2018
In less than 9 years of joining the army he became lieutenant colonel. This days you have to stay at least 18 years to get there
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Nobody: 8:12am On Mar 05, 2018
HAH:
In less than 10 years of joining the army he became lieutenant colonel. This days you have to stay at least 18 years to get there

That's because he became an officer around the time the Nigerian army was being 'nigerianised' in preparation for independence..hence the rapid promotion.

Add the causalities from the January and July 1966 coups...which made promotions for some proceed a bit faster.

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Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Shedrack777: 8:12am On Mar 05, 2018
from the pictures here, it shows that obasanjo is once a handsome man in his youth days. anyway, let him retire from politics and leave it to young men of 30s

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Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by chuksjuve(m): 8:13am On Mar 05, 2018
How old is buhari ?
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by RexTramadol1: 8:15am On Mar 05, 2018
The last pix be like e dey dance shaku shaku



Facing front
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Bedlecturer(m): 8:17am On Mar 05, 2018
seguno2:


What Buhari nightmare?
Don’t be fooled.
Obasanjo was one of those who packaged Buhari to revenge Jonathan’s refusal to steal our money and give him billions for his presidential library.
Obasanjo is a greedy old man.


Obasanjo does not clap for nonsense.
#Believethat#
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by heywhyc5(m): 8:18am On Mar 05, 2018
Then he looked like a monkey �, but now he still looks like a monkey �. ��
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Stevengerd(m): 8:19am On Mar 05, 2018
hezy4real01:
For God sake when will OBJ pass the 80 something? this man have been 80 since when naw
Lol, The tin tire me ooo, Baba Wey don reach 100
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by emmanuelpopson(m): 8:20am On Mar 05, 2018
Ebora Owu... Happy Birthday Sir...
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by mustybaba55(m): 8:20am On Mar 05, 2018
81 indeed
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by malikisunday(m): 8:24am On Mar 05, 2018
The real Baba
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Smooyis(m): 8:26am On Mar 05, 2018
Happy birthday sir grin
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Nobody: 8:26am On Mar 05, 2018
Idiot!....what has your family done for Nigeria that will make you insult a former President like that angry angry angry angry angry



QuitNotice:
Happy birthday thief
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by marvin906(m): 8:33am On Mar 05, 2018
baba abeg do make you go drink dry gin with your ancestors...

Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Nddytex08(m): 8:34am On Mar 05, 2018
Happy Birthday to the chief priest of corruption
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by fajob: 8:34am On Mar 05, 2018
Happy Birthday Sir from all of us @ www.jolagict.com
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by Mechejy: 8:36am On Mar 05, 2018
mayowascholar:
hbd
hapy batday mr woman wrapper.but why do some soldiers love anytin in skirt
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by INTEGRITYA1(m): 8:44am On Mar 05, 2018
Grandpa, Olusegun Obasanjo Okikiola, Happy Birthday Sir.
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by danielnmerengwa(m): 8:45am On Mar 05, 2018
this man was alive and fully aware of the inception of Nigeria's problems till now, they have the key to this countries wealth box, thereby making him seen as a god.
But what we fail to realize is the relief we'll have if this man, (of the many) just shows us what to do to break free from our spell, that seems to make us turn against ourselves..



#happyBirthdayBaba
#stonedThoughts

#Nigeria
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by delivryboy: 8:46am On Mar 05, 2018
seguno2:


Buhari makes sense for saying that all Nigerians are fantastically corrupt, right

When did Buhari say that? Stop and think first before you type na.
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by xpset2(f): 8:49am On Mar 05, 2018
farouk0403:
Happy Birthday Sir

Few more years left
before lying in state service

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Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by seguno2: 9:07am On Mar 05, 2018
delivryboy:
When did Buhari say that? Stop and think first before you type na.

Careful what you ask for.
Cheers

company500:
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday agreed that Nigeria was “fantastically corrupt”, as said by the British Prime Minister David Cameron.
He made this known while speaking with Sky News’ Diplomatic Editor, Dominic Waghorn, after he delivered his keynote address at the Commonwealth event.

watch the video by clicking the link below

greennews.ng/were-truly-fanatically-corrupt-buhari-agrees-with-david-cameron-video/
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by vioment: 9:08am On Mar 05, 2018
Happy birthday Sir.


On a more honest note, you tried on african leadership by knowing how to make african leaders do your bidding which was mostly peace issues; had you been followed by an infrastructural, economic, and military minded successor, it would have helped your legacy but you played politics or should I say choose politics over nation. You tried but you failed on assassinations that occurred during your leadership; no power supply; armed robberies on a wide scale; looting; no leadership on curbing cultism in universities; lack of cooperation with you and governors, senators, and even your VP; etc and I can't really give you phone success because it was already coming; I will give you technology(satellite), agriculture(obsanjo chicken), a little bit on the economy (some projects going on, civil servant mostly paid, an uptrending productivity, and surplus in the foreign reserve). You should have helped democracy well if you supported(not choose or lord) a better candidate.
Re: Olusegun Obasanjo Celebrates His 81st Birthday Today by oladele00(m): 9:14am On Mar 05, 2018
Hbd sir.... Hell fire is awaiting you

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