Your legacy in history is assured, Obasanjo tells Igbinedion at 90, as he visits IBB in Minna
By BASHIR ADEFAKA
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday September 15, 2024, used one stone to kill two birds as he made two separate visits on one day to former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida in Minna, Niger State and Esama of Benin Chief Gabriel Igbinedion in Benin City, Edo State, to felicitate their birthdays with them.
According to a release by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Kehinde Akinyemi, the former President’s first port of call was in Benin, where he joined the Igbinedion family, friends, and well wishers at a thanksgiving mass celebration by the Catholic Archbishop of Benin Diocese.
In his private remarks, he congratulated the Esama even as he informed him, that “judging by the mammoth crowd that came to celebrate the occasion, his legacy in history is assured,” Akinyemi said.
The Esama of Benin clocked 90.
After the celebration in Benin, Chief Obasanjo proceeded to Minna in Niger State to visit former Military President Ibrahim Babangida, who celebrated his 83rd birthday on August 27th when he was not in the country.
“President Obasanjo noted the contributions of President Babangida and celebrated his good health.
“In his remarks, Obasanjo said he could not do this earlier as he was outside the country.
“He prayed for continued good health for the President,” the statement said.
The DEFENDER, however, gathered that Obasanjo’s immediate predecessor and former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, joined him during the felicitation visit to Babangida at his Hilltop Minna residence after which he left the state at around 6pm.
