{"id":62154,"date":"2025-03-05T11:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=62154"},"modified":"2025-03-05T11:19:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T11:19:36","slug":"tinubu-hails-obasanjo-at-88-calls-him-a-national-compass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/03\/05\/tinubu-hails-obasanjo-at-88-calls-him-a-national-compass\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu Hails Obasanjo at 88, Calls Him a \u2018National Compass\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Gabriella Ogbu\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 88th birthday, acknowledging his pivotal role in Nigeria\u2019s history while describing him as a statesman whose influence has shaped the nation\u2019s political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>In a personally signed message, Tinubu lauded Obasanjo\u2019s unwavering commitment to national unity, his strategic interventions in governance, and his continued impact on Africa\u2019s political and diplomatic affairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProvidence has constantly thrust General Obasanjo to the forefront at critical junctures in Nigeria\u2019s story,\u201d Tinubu noted, highlighting Obasanjo\u2019s roles in ending the civil war, steering Nigeria\u2019s transition to democracy in 1979, and leading the country again as a civilian president from 1999 to 2007.<\/p>\n<p>While acknowledging the former leader\u2019s sometimes controversial nature, Tinubu praised his enduring statesmanship and expressed prayers for his continued strength and wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 88, he remains a formidable force, offering guidance and insight. May God grant him more years of impactful service,\u201d Tinubu concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo, a two-time leader of Nigeria, remains an influential voice in national and international affairs, with his legacy spanning military rule, democracy, and global peacekeeping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gabriella Ogbu\u00a0 President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 88th birthday, acknowledging his pivotal role in Nigeria\u2019s history while describing him as a statesman whose influence has shaped the nation\u2019s political landscape. In a personally signed message, Tinubu lauded Obasanjo\u2019s unwavering commitment to national unity, his strategic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":62157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-62154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62154"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62156,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62154\/revisions\/62156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}