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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied writing any notice of death.
Obasanjo was responding to an article circulating on social media platforms, especially WhatsApp, alleging a death notice.
The unnamed article’s headnote reads: “LISTEN AND READ FORMER PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO; LATEST MEMOIRS. (This is devoid of Obasanjo’s normal day-to-day jibes; no accusations, no abuses; it’s just like a final memoir about life).”
In the article, the elder statesman was presented as an 84-year-old man, whereas Obasanjo clocks 89 on Thursday. He was born on March 5, 1937.
Reacting at his 89th birthday colloquium in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Obasanjo described those behind the article as “never-do-well.”
He said God has assured him of longevity and the wherewithal to achieve it, insisting that those who wish otherwise “are going to be dealt with by God Himself.”
Obasanjo said: “For my final note in this address, I want to point your attention to the work of some never-do-well. They publish and circulate a fake paper credited to me, claiming that I am writing and giving notice of my death, pafuka.
“That is their wish and surely not God’s wish for me. God has assured me that He has more for me to do on earth, and He has given me the wherewithal to do it. And those who wish otherwise are going to be dealt with by God Himself. I dey kampe as usual. God bless.” (Daily Trust)
