“I’m not sure about my age”— Former Nigerian President confesses

Former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has claimed he is not sure about his actual age.

According to Obasanjo, the estimates can only be calculated from the ages of his former classmates.

He explained that several of his contemporaries from primary school are still alive, and none of them is younger than 90 years.

Obasanjo made this disclosure on Sunday while speaking at the Toyin Falola Interview Series titled “A Conversation with His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.”

The session was moderated by Professor Toyin Falola, with the participation of the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr. Matthew Kukah, and former presidential candidate, Professor Kingsley Moghalu.
During the interview, the former president also spoke about the purpose behind establishing his presidential library, describing it as a tool for safeguarding national records and strengthening institutional memory. According to him, millions of documents have already been digitised.

He said, “We have digitalised over 3m materials. We still have about the same number, 3m to digitalise.

“The idea is when these materials are digitalised, people can have access to them. That is number one. As document preservation, we preserve the past, take note of the present and we want all these to inspire the future.”