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Obasanjo Was Nigeria’s Army Senior Engineer and attended Islamic School

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"t5vHbgsE" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><strong>Abbas Yushau Yusuf<&sol;strong><&sol;p><div class&equals;"vIAugVB7" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>As described by late Aro Of Mopa and a one-time Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum&comma;Chief Sunday Awoniyi&comma; Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is one of the luckiest Nigerians since colonial masters handed over the affairs of Nigeria to Nigerians&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chief Olusegun Obasanjo &comma;apart from President Muhmmad Buhari was the first Nigerian to rule his country twice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Obasanjo&&num;8217&semi;s first coming as Head of State was when his long term friend General Murtala Muhammad was assassinated on February 13th 1976&comma;The Supreme military council unanimously voted General Obasanjo as New Head Of State to step into the shoes of General Murtala Muhammad&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"XLImtBcx" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; 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one who is Lucky and never being conquered&comma;but one important thing many Nigerians may not be aware of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was that the Elder statesman is an Engineer&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When they overthrow General Gowon on 29July 1975&comma; Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was popularly known as Nigerian Army Senior Engineer unlike his colleague General Murtala who came from the Signals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During his early sojourn in Nigerian Army Chief Olusegun Obasanjo oversaw the construction of many bridges across the federation&comma;the construction of roads among other Engineering works&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>By the time he was commissioned in 1958&comma; Obasanjo&&num;8217&semi;s first assignment before proceeding to his next pot of call Kaduna was Kano when Army was drafted to Supervise Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s General Elections of 1959 &comma;which ushers Nigeria to independence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is also one of Nigerian writers&comma;He wrote many books &comma;one of his captivating books was the one that fetched him into conflict with the Administration if his protege &comma; Good Luck Jonathan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Obasanjo&&num;8217&semi;s Book &comma;My Watch &comma;a three Voluminous Book was a must read as it has depicted who Obasanjo is&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But one very interesting thing about Obasanjo&&num;8217&semi;s memoirs was the narration he made of attending Islamiyya Schools when he was a boy&comma;he also admitted that his elder sister was also a Muslimah&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But what chase Obasanjo away from Islamic Schools as he admitted was incessant flogging&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He has to his credit several Books&comma;My Watch&comma;Not My Will&comma; Nzeogwu&comma;The Animal Called Man and My Command&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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