{"id":58522,"date":"2026-03-04T16:33:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/?p=58522"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:33:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:33:43","slug":"obasanjo-declares-my-imprisonment-by-abacha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/obasanjo-declares-my-imprisonment-by-abacha\/","title":{"rendered":"Obasanjo declares: \u201cMy imprisonment by Abacha was the heavy price for standing on principled positions\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"244\"><strong>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olusegun_Obasanjo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Olusegun Obasanjo<\/a> has said that his imprisonment by the late military ruler, Gen. 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Africa, remains richly endowed with natural and human resources but continues to suffer from weak institutions, corruption and self-serving leadership\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51491\" style=\"width: 1248px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-51491 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Abacha-1.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1248\" height=\"887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Abacha-1.webp 1248w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Abacha-1-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Abacha-1-1024x728.webp 1024w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Abacha-1-768x546.webp 768w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Abacha-1-591x420.webp 591w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Abacha-1-640x455.webp 640w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Abacha-1-681x484.webp 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1248px) 100vw, 1248px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abacha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He called for deeper investment in leadership formation, institutional strengthening and democratic accountability, stressing that sustainable progress depends on systems that outlast individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The former military head of state also urged African governments to better engage the global African diaspora, describing it as an underutilised asset capable of accelerating continental renewal.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo concluded with a message of gratitude and faith, reaffirming his belief in Africa\u2019s long-term promise and urging the next generation to embrace accountable, service-driven leadership.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAfrica is not a problem to be managed,\u201d he said. \u201cAfrica is a promise to be fulfilled \u2014 and leadership is how that promise gets kept.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 89th birthday ceremony is expected to be rounded up on Thursday with a lecture on the topic, \u2018The Global African Enlightenment from Chains to Renaissance\u2019, to be delivered by Amb. Jean Robert Pillard, the Haitian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, to be followed by reception for guests at the OOPL, Abeokuta.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17726\" style=\"width: 2160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/obasanjo.avif\" alt=\"Obasanjo\" width=\"2160\" height=\"1441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/obasanjo.avif 2160w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/obasanjo-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/obasanjo-1024x683.avif 1024w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/obasanjo-768x512.avif 768w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/obasanjo-1536x1025.avif 1536w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/obasanjo-2048x1366.avif 2048w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/obasanjo-630x420.avif 630w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/obasanjo-640x427.avif 640w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/obasanjo-681x454.avif 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GxfCtlAzWSMAtz92Gn6fws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"td_btn td_btn_sm td_default_btn\">Join our WhatsApp group<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-59d595d1-dcad-44d2-9052-94bcaace3d9c\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join Our Social Media Channels:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-93e1956b-8dce-47df-a5a0-6da1c16ebec6\">WhatsApp:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaINDLn8V0toq2u6BJ34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaijaEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-953f927c-3f79-4032-a44c-4b2f061d848a\">Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Naijaeyess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaijaEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-34a87a07-73f5-432a-be2f-07b46c6854b2\">Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naija_eyes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaijaEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-e9a58a69-05e3-486d-9121-c78ef83ff803\">Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/naijaeyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaijaEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-cfab8652-25a1-44bd-8f71-9dc05af64fd9\">TikTok:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@naijaeyes2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaijaEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-75da4955-e119-4160-b664-7c16cf09ebc0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/category\/education\/\">READ THE LATEST POLITICS NEWS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that his imprisonment by the late military ruler, Gen. 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