According to Premium Times, the former country
leader is set to enroll as a graduate student at the
headquarters of the National Open University of
Nigeria, Lagos, on September 30.
Obasanjo, who obtained a Post Graduate Diploma
in 2009, confirmed the information that he would
be back to school for a doctorate degree, starting
with a Master’s degree.
Explaining why it was important for him,
Obasanjo told the correspondent:
“I’m going back to school because I have to
have something to aspire to in every
endeavour of life. I always aspire to
something new in my farm. I do that in my
international activities. I do it in my writing.
I do it in the improvement of my academic
work which helps to sharpen my brain and
strengthen my faith.”
Due to the flexibility of the Open University
Nigeria’s former president would be able to
continue his tight international engagements. He
recalled that he had managed to succeed in the
course of the previous studies and would do the
same now.
“Fortunately, the Open University is flexible
enough and I will definitely be able to cope. I
was able to cope when I did the Post
Graduate. I was also busy during the
period.”
Obasanjo, who enrolled into the National Open
University in 2006 months before the end of his
8-year tenure, was in 2009 described at the
graduation ceremony as a hardworking student
by University Vice Chancellor Prof. Olagbemiro
Jegede.
Praising his academic achievements and attitude
towards studies, Jegede said:
“As a student, Obasanjo vigorously pursued
his studies on full time basis… He is a
shinning example of how seriously a student
should take his learning. Like everybody, he
sat for all the examinations using
anonymous matriculation numbers, and by
our internal quality control and security-
proof control measures, his papers were
marked by different tutors located in some
of our study centres including Damaturu,
Minna and Yenagoa.”
It would be recalled that the family of the former
president has been recently hit by a tragedy, as
Obasanjo’s son Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo was
shot in the battle against Boko Haram insurgents.
Luckily, the injury was not lethal and the
recovering patient said September 8 he was eager
to return to his duty as soon as possible.
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