Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has once again stated that he doesn’t know his exact age, humorously suggesting listeners guess based on his primary schoolmates—six of whom are still alive, all over 90 years old.
Obasanjo spoke on Sunday during the Toyin Falola Interviews series tagged, “A Conversation with His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.”
The interview was anchored by Professor Toyin Falola, a renowned Nigerian Historian as well as Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr. Mathew Kukah and former Presidential Candidate, Professor Kingsley Moghalu.
He also declared that he set up the presidential library to preserve institutional memory, keep records of things, adding, “We have digitalised over 3m materials. We still have about the same number, 3m to digitalise.
“The idea is to make these materials accessible, preserve the past, document the present, and inspire the future,” Obasanjo said.
The library houses his school records, letters (including one to late dictator Sani Abacha about his son’s death), and even crops he grew in prison.
He emphasized the importance of keeping institutional memory, something he feels Nigeria doesn’t do well.
