Standup9ja: Obasanjo attributes success to God, Baptist
training
A former
President Olusegun Obasanjo has attributed his greatness and achievements in
life to God and the training he received from the Baptist denomination and
schools.
He spoke on
Wednesday in Abuja at the ongoing 104th annual session of the Nigerian Baptist
Convention where he was honoured on his contribution to Nigeria and the world
peace.
“Permit me to
confess publicly that whatever I am today have been by the grace of God and the
Baptist training that I was privileged to have received early in life through
the Sunbeam, the Royal Ambassadors, Baptist Boys High School, Abeokuta, Sunday
school and Church Training.
“I have been
guided throughout my public service by these Baptist principles of faith in the
Lord Jesus Christ, fairness, inclusion, boldness, order, mutual respect, and
integrity. I can say I am the better for it today,” Obasanjo represented by his
Chief of Staff, Deacon Victor Durodola said.
He challenged
Nigerians not to underestimate the importance of various religious training if
they want a greater future for their children.
He said, “I
therefore urge us to note the importance and influence which the church and its
various training programmes are capable of exerting on our children in their
formative years. Wes hould never take with levity the character-moulding
programmes for our young ones which had been enduringly beneficial to us.”
He urged
Nigerians to continue cooperating with the government of President Muhammadu Buhari
in his quest to restore sanity to the polity.
Earlier, the
President of the Convention who is also the President of the Christian
Association of Nigeria(CAN) Dr Samson Olasupo Ayokunle commended Obasanjo for
his unprecedented contribution to Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.