{"id":75769,"date":"2022-11-05T17:53:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T16:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/atiku-hints-on-nominating-obasanjo-for-nobel-peace-prize"},"modified":"2022-11-05T19:10:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T18:10:33","slug":"atiku-hints-on-nominating-obasanjo-for-nobel-peace-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/atiku-hints-on-nominating-obasanjo-for-nobel-peace-prize","title":{"rendered":"Atiku hints on nominating Obasanjo for Nobel Peace Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed readiness to nominate former President Olusegun Obasanjo for Nobel Peace Prize.<\/p>\n<p>The former vice president stated this on Saturday in a post on his verified Facebook page while commending Obasanjo for quelling the Ethiopia-Tigray conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Atiku eulogized his former boss on peacekeeping, saying the ex-president did same in Liberia and Sa\u0303o Tome\u0301 and Pri\u0301ncipe during their tenure.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cI celebrate the extraordinary prowess of His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in bringing peace to Ethiopia. I am not surprised. I know my boss. He did the same thing in Liberia and Sa\u0303o Tome\u0301 and Pri\u0301ncipe during our time in office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf for nothing else, he is most deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize, and I will nominate him when entries are open for nominations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfrica is blessed to have a statesman of such impeccable democratic credentials as Chief Obasanjo. A man whose image ought to be in the redesigned Naira note to inspire future generations of Nigerians to sacrifice for their nation and continent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed readiness to nominate former President Olusegun Obasanjo for Nobel Peace Prize. The former vice president stated this on Saturday in a post on his verified Facebook page while commending Obasanjo for quelling the Ethiopia-Tigray conflict. 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