Africa should look inwards for options – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday, mentioned Africans have the capability of fixing the myriads of challenges confronting the continent.

Obasanjo disclosed this when internet hosting the All African College students Union who paid him a thank-you go to at his penthouse residence on the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta.

The scholars from chosen African nations, together with Nigeria, led by their chief, Osisiogu Osikenyi, mentioned they got here to understand Obasanjo for being instrumental within the cessation of hostilities between the Tigray Area and Ethiopia final yr November, which birthed the present peace being loved by the 2 nations.

The efforts of the previous President in his capability because the African Union Excessive Consultant to the Horn of Africa have been mentioned to have made it attainable for 1000’s of scholars on this troubled area to return to colleges

Obasanjo whereas addressing the scholar’s delegation mentioned that the expertise gathered in the course of the decision of the disaster spoke so much about Africans having the capability to offer options to their issues.

He mentioned, “One factor we also needs to be taught from the achievements of cessation of hostilities between Tigray Area and the Federal Republic of Ethiopia final yr November is the truth that Africans can present options to fixing African issues. Sadly, we don’t know ourselves in Africa, we wish to depend on third events to inform us about ourselves. We should always moderately be taught to work together extra with ourselves and know what we’re able to doing.

“It isn’t simply good for somebody to sit down someplace and use a tar brush to color everybody in Nigeria to be a cheat. Sure, in a inhabitants of over 225 million, we might have those that lack integrity simply as it’s in different nations of the world however this isn’t to say that everybody is like that or dangerous. In spite of everything, I received’t say as a result of I’ve one rotten apple in a basket after which say I’ve a basket of rotten apples.

“There are various eminent, honourable Nigerians, Africans doing excellently nicely. The second citizen within the United Nations, an exquisite girl is a Nigerian, the President of the World Commerce Centre who as soon as labored with me, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian, the person who has been doing fantastically nicely for Africa in Africa Growth Financial institution, Dr Adesina Akinwumi is a Nigerian.

“And this morning, I simply acquired the information of one other Nigerian being elected because the President of the Federation of World Engineers. All of those are saying that Africans are nice individuals and if we rightly harness our sources we’ve got the capability to unravel our issues.”