Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday said not even the fear
of death could stop him from raising his voice whenever there is a
need to do so as an elder statesman in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.
Obasanjo disclosed this at a two-day interactive session of the
Presidential Youth Mentorship Retreat, held at the Youth Development
Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, the Ogun
State capital.
The Owu-born octogenarian said God has favoured him to live long after
serving as military head of state and as democratically-elected
president of the country.
He said the youths across the African region needed mentorship by their leaders.
Addressing the youths, Obasanjo advised them to sacrifice themselves
individually and collectively to make the African continent a great
nation.
“I’m not afraid of death at my age, God has favoured me and I
appreciate God’s blessings on me over these years.
”My concern over the years is to build leaders of Africa. My greatest
concern is tomorrow and that tomorrow begins today.
“The world today is in crisis; I believed that youths need interaction
from leaders and learning from them. I want to be inspired at the end
of this programme.
“I want you to identify yourself and use your identity to achieve
service to God and humanity,” he told the youth.
