The recent romance of former President Olusegun Obasanjo with Yoruba leaders has been greeted with mixed feelings and reaction by some of his kinsmen. They see the latest volte-face by the former president as a continuation of his Buhari-must-go campaign. How far can he go?
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo remains a towering figure, not only in Nigeria but in the African continent, going by his statesmanship and the peace building mission across the continent. But like the saying that a man is never recognised in his own country, Obasanjo is loathed by many people in the South-West where he hails from, more than a decade after leaving office as President and Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Read more