Obasanjo spoke on Wednesday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at a public colloquium organised to mark his 89th birthday. The gathering, themed “Burden and Blessing of Leadership: Reflections from Global Africa to the World,” drew scholars, politicians, and dignitaries for a broad conversation on leadership and governance across the continent.
The elder statesman was blunt in his response to those wishing him gone, declaring in characteristic fashion that they were simply wasting their time. Using the popular Nigerian expression “I dey kampe” meaning he is strong and very much alive — Obasanjo said God still has work for him to do on this earth, and warned that those peddling falsehood would ultimately answer for it.
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