Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, today told
Nigerian youths to exploit the wisdom of older
generation of Nigerians while they are still here.
He made this statement during a visit to the office
of the Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, to
condole him and the people of Kano on the death
of Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Sule.
Obasanjo said that with the exit of the respected
statesman, Nigerian youth have less of the older
generation of Nigerians to learn from.
He told the youths that no matter how they felt,
the voices of older Nigerians still represent that of
wisdom and hope.
He said: “Even if you think that as young people
you have the same number of new clothes as we
the old people, you can certainly not have the
same number of rags.”
Premium Times reports that Obasanjo lauded the
late Danmasani as an embodiment of peace,
wisdom and patriotism, adding that he had always
prayed for “a land of unity, land of order, land of
progress and an envy of the African States.”
He added: “This man (Maitama Sule) has left
behind a big shoe and I don’t know if there is
anybody fit enough to fill that shoe for now.”
In his remarks, Governor Ganduje described
former President Obasanjo as a detribalised
leader who had always identified with the people
of Kano on many occasions.
Present at the meeting were Niger and Adamawa
State governors, Abubakar Bello and Jibrilla
Bindowo; a former judge, Mamman Nasir; the
Wakilin Adamawa, Hassan Adamu; and the former
governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako.
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