Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, has expressed his regret that Professor Joseph Ogbonnaya Irukwu did not live to see the fulfilment of a project effort called “The Nigerian Dream” with him.
Earlier today, Infostride News announced that the 89-year-old elder statesman had passed away over the weekend.
The former president expressed his sadness at the fact that his legacy would live on in the form of the new Nigeria of his dreams in a statement released by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi.
Instead, the Balogun Owu claimed that he was “grateful to God for such a life well spent in the service of our fatherland.”
He added, “Since 2018, Joe and I have been engaged in exchanging words, views, and thoughts on a laudable project initiative titled, The Nigerian Dream.”
According to Obasanjo, the plan was to release the initiative into the public domain for national adoption “with the hope that it would be another strand of our commonality, unity, and togetherness.”
Obasanjo said the dead had always voiced great hope for Nigeria through the initiative, “but unfortunately, he didn’t wait to see our collective rigorous efforts on the project being brought to fruition.”
He spoke highly of the late Ohaneze leader, stating that his efforts, honesty, and probity “contributed to setting the high standards that were the hallmark of those halcyon days that we all yearn to return to our dear nation.”
According to Obasanjo, “Joe never rested on his oars in exhibiting uncommon courage and commitment to progressive ideals in his contributions to the political development of our country and national discourse” when he served as democratically elected president of Nigeria.
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