This picture of Gen. Obasanjo should be isolated, and transformed into a bronze casting and erected somewhere in the Congo. As much as I have criticized Obasanjo and his failings while he was the Nigerian President, there is one thing certain: His soldier persona has never changed.His gaits are still very much the same as a trained military man. The only difference here is that he is wearing a national attire which symbolizes Nigeria. This time, it shows how far we've come; that we, as Nigerians can point the way forward from killing ourselves, to solving Africa's internal problems through dialogue. As for my criticisms of Obasanjo either as the former President or as a civilian with political affinity to the ruling party in Nigeria, that is what democracy and free speech is all about. We can agree to be disagreeable for the love of our country, as long as we are not consumed by dissent.This picture of Obasanjo reminds me of General McArthur stepping down from a helicopter in the Phillipines during the 2nd WW after the defeat of Japan and the liberation of the Phillipines from Japan's Imperial Army. May all Africans seek peaceful resolutions to their problems rather than mercilessly killing each other, and holding their various economies ransom in perpetuity for the payment of weapons they purchased from foreign governments. It is time we woke up and stop mortgaging the future of our young generations, because we are unable to reason with each other.

I dont quiet get the comparison here. The situation in Congo is a rebelion sponsored by external entities(Countries and Companies) to loot and destabilize Congo. In the Philipines, occupiers Japanese were routed by the Americans whose general came to inspect the troops afterwards. At any rate, we Congolese want Nigerians to remember that during the Biafra war(Obasanjo then was a general in Nigerian Army), we had no other questions than supporting the integrity of Nigeria.The Congolese army did not have time to question the motives of the rebelion or try to accomodate any of their demands. We fought alongside Nigerians and helped set the country free of any secession. We expect the same attitude from the rest of Africa.