“I have been lucky in all areas, God has not disappointed me. God has not counted my failures against me, not because of my goodness, but because of His mercies and compassion that fail not. I give glory to God for His grace, I can’t thank Him enough for all He has done, what He is doing and what He will continue to do”, he said.

Obasanjo thanked President Goodluck Jonathan for sending him a text message to congratulate him on his birthday. He said the presidential library project would not have come to being had he considered the stress it would take on him. Speaking on his real age, he said: “What my mother told me was that I was born on Ifo market day. In other words, whether I know the exact day I was born or not, God has made my birth glorious”. (Daily Trust)