Anthoy Omoh
1 October 2008
Lagos — Former President Olusegun Obasanjo who left the country for Libya on Monday on the invitation of the Libyan President, Muammar Gaddafi, returned yesterday and wished Nigeria goodluck on its 48th independent anniversary.
Obasanjo who arrived the tarmac of the Presidential Lounge of the Murtala Mohammed Airport , Lagos aboard a Boeing 707 aircraft with registration TZ-TAC, described Libya as "fine" and his trip to the North African country "fine." "It was a nice travel to see my friend Gaddafi.
I wish Nigeria good luck on its 48th independence anniversary," he said. When journalists prodded him to assess Nigeria in its journey after independence, Obasanjo barked out an order to his aide: "Ti ' lekun mi" which literally means "shut my door." He hopped into the waiting CMC executive jeep with registration Lagos CV-48-APP.
He waited in the car for a few minutes for his international passport to be stamped by immigration officials before he left the Lounge in a convoy of four cars. The former president was accompanied on the trip by his former spokesman, Dr. Doyin Okupe, his childhood friend Chief Femi Olopade, and his daughter, Ronke Obasanjo. Addressing the press later, Dr. Okupe described Libya as a beautiful country and said Gaddafi had waited patiently for Obasanjo before breaking his fast.
The former presidential spokesman said Nigeria has not done too well in its 48 years of nationhood and blamed the sad development on the absence of leaders with lofty vision. " Nigeria has not done so well in these years; I think we could do better if only we had leaders with vision," he declared.
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