Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, today told Nigerian youths to exploit the wisdom
of older generation of Nigerians while they are still here.
He made this statement during a visit to the office of the Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, to condole him and the people of
Kano on the death of Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Sule.
Obasanjo said that with the exit of the respected statesman, Nigerian youth have less of the older generation of Nigerians to
learn from.
He told the youths that no matter how they felt, the voices of older Nigerians still represent that of wisdom and hope.
He said: “Even if you think that as young people you have the same number of new clothes as we the old people, you can certainly not have the same number of
rags.”
Premium Times reports that Obasanjo lauded the late Danmasani as an embodiment of peace, wisdom and patriotism, adding that he had always
prayed for “a land of unity, land of order, land of progress and an envy of the African States.”
He added: “This man (Maitama Sule) has left behind a big shoe and I don’t know if there
is anybody fit enough to fill that shoe for now.”
In his remarks, Governor Ganduje
described former President Obasanjo as a detribalised leader who had always identified with the people of Kano on many
occasions.
Present at the meeting were Niger and Adamawa State governors, Abubakar Bello and Jibrilla Bindowo; a former judge,
Mamman Nasir; the Wakilin Adamawa, Hassan Adamu; and the former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako.
