Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Tuesday said he is working with other elder statesmen to enthrone a new Nigeria.
He stated this while speaking at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo National Secretariat in Enugu, Monday.
He said Nigeria is currently at the crossroads in her political history and needs a leader with the right character and capacity to reposition the country.
Obasanjo signed a condolence register for the First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, who died on November 1.
The leader Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, also signed the register as a mark of respect for the deceased.
In his address, Obasanjo said the major problem with Nigeria was the dearth of leaders with the right type of character, who should be trusted with the leadership role.
“So, if I put my hand on someone, it means that comparing with the other, I see that there is a merit that will be of benefit to Nigeria. And I believe that Chief Adebanjo stands for the same thing,” he said.
The former president said he would not relent in pushing for justice, saying the problem with the country is not ethnic but national.
He said: “I have shed my blood for this country. I have gone to prison for this country. So, what are you going to frighten or threaten me with? The only thing that my senior brother (Adebanjo) hasn’t done is that he hasn’t shed his blood, but he has gone to prison.
“What I believe and what I think Pa Adebanjo believes is not ethnic, it is not sectional, it is not religious, it is Nigeria. I believe in equity, I believe in justice, I believe in one Nigeria.”
