Posted on: 04:28 Mon, 07 Dec 2015



President Muhammadu Buhari has said
that he enlisted the assistance of former
President Olusegun Obasanjo to mediate
in the political crisis in Guinea Bissau
because of his wide political and
military experience.

A statement issued in Abuja on
Saturday by the president’s Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr
Femi Adesina, quoted President
Buhari as saying that he took the
decision because Obasanjo was also
strongly committed to the unity of
Nigeria and Africa.

The statement said that Buhari
revealed this at an audience with the
President of Guinea Bissau, Mr Jose
Mario Bavz at the sidelines of the
Summit of the Forum on China-
Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in
Johannesburg, South Africa.

“I sent President Olusegun
Obasanjo because he is the only
person living or dead that has
ruled Nigeria for 11 years.

“I served under him as a military
Head of State. He has a strong
commitment to Nigeria and Africa.

“That was why I looked for him
and asked him to collaborate with
President Macky Sall of Senegal to
stabilise the situation of Guinea
Bissau,’’ he said.