
My administration is best in Nigeria, Obasanjo Claimed
…Urges Nigerian Youth ti be Dynamic
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that his administration was one of the best that Nigeria has had so far, claiming that he was able to put the economy of the country in good shape before leaving office in 2007.
The former President stated this in Abeokuta on Wednesday at the Safe Online Youth Fellowship Bootcamp organized by NerdzFactory Company, supported by Meta at the Youth Development Centre, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL).
He emphasized is landmark achievements of his administration recorded while in office between 1999 and 2007.
Obadanjo posited that he was responsible for setting Nigeria free from the bondage of immense debt, adding that he takes pride in the celebration of the 25 years an uninterrupted democracy, which started during his reign as democratic ruler in 1999.
According to him, “When I came in as elected President, I wanted to get debt relief because we were spending $3.5 billion every year servicing debt and the quantum of the debt was not going down. Today, I can say that I made Nigeria better than I found it from an economic perspective.
“I found $3.7 billion in the reserves and we were spending $3.5 billion to service our debt. By the time I left, we had a debt of about $36 billion with the debt relief, and I left with a debt of $3.6 billion. Also, I left a reserve of over $50 billion. I also achieved excess crude for the country worth over $25 billion.”
He admonished the corps members from Lagos and Ogun states, who participated in the three-day boot camp, to dedicate their lives to championing national development.
He said: “National development is a collective responsibility, and education is very important as an instrument that you can use to contribute optimally to national development.”
Obasanjo advised the youths to be dynamic, idealistic, inquisitive, and not take anything for granted.
In his remarks, the founding partner of NerdzFactory Company, Ademulegun Olowojoba, explained that the boot camp was organized to empower the youths with skills to combat the growing threats and risks associated with the digital space where individuals are vulnerable to a series of cyberattacks.
He noted that the idea of engaging the corps members was to teach the secondary students at various schools where they are being posted as part of efforts to reduce teenage exposure to the digital threat
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