Thanks bro.for the update from the giant of Africa; and keep up the good
work down there!!

                     Regards Basss!

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>Subject: NIGERIA ,THE WORLD IS WATCHING.............
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>FELLOW L-ERS,
>
>NIGERIA HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF DEBATE AROUND THE WORLD FOR THE PAST 15
>YEARS OR SO, ON ITS MILITARY LEADERSHIP AND HOW IT SYSTEMATICALLY
>ROBBED-OFF
>THE NIGERIAN POPULACE.
>ON SATURDAY THE 29TH OF MAY 1999 AT EXACTLY 11:11am NIGERIAN TIME GENERAL
>OLUSEGUN OBASANJO WAS SWORN-IN AS NIGERIA'S DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED
>PRESIDENT.GEN.OLUSEGUN OBASANJO WHO WILLFULLY RETURNED NIGERIA TO CIVILIAN
>RULE SOME 20YEARS AGO( AS A MILITARY HEAD OF STATE THEN)A RETIRED SOLDIER
>AND A MUCH RESPECTED ELDER AND FARMER, OBASANJO IS NIGERIA'S HOPE INTO THE
>FUTURE.
>THE CITIZENS OF AFRICA'S MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY EXPECT OBASANJO NOT ONLY TO
>DELIVER BUT RECOVER ALL THE ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH OF IT'S MILITARY LEADERSHIP
>AND RESTORE HOPE AND CONFIDENCE OF THE WORLD TO NIGERIA AND NIGERIANS. WILL
>HE DELIVER ? AND HOW SOON ? IS THE QUESTION.
>WHILE SPEAKING TO HIS FELLOW COUNTRY MEN AND INDEED THE WORLD AT THE EAGLE
>SQUARE IN ABUJA(NOW PRESIDENT OBASANJO)PROMISED THE WORLD THAT HE WOULD
>HANDLE THE MANTLE OF POWER TO THE DESIRE OF HIS ELECTORATE, HE QUICKLY
>ADDED
>THAT WIPING OUT WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION AND BRING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT TO
>NIGERIA
>WILL NOT BE AN EASY TASK, HOWEVER HE IS PREPARED FOR THE UPHILL BATTLE.
>IT WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO NOTE THAT WHEN OBASANJO WAS HANDING OVER POWER
>SOME 20YEARS AGO, THE PARADE COMMANDER THEN LT.COL. ABUBAKAR IS NOW HEAD OF
>STATE HANDING OVER POWER TO ELECTED PRESIDENT OBASANJO( CO-INCIDENCE OR
>DESIGN?)
>GEN. ABUBAKAR, MUCH AS HE IS RESPECTED BY THE WORLD FOR HAVING LED NIGERIA
>THROUGH A SUCCESFUL TRANSITION, NIGERIANS STILL POINT A FINGER AT HIM FOR
>NOT BRINGING THE ABACHA CLAN TO BOOK PARTICULARLY ABACHA'S KILLING AGENTS.
>WILL OBASANJO PROSECUTE THEM?
>
>NIGERIA AND NIGERIANS TAKE NOTE FOR AFRICA AND THE WORLD IS WATCHING YOU
>WITH KEEN INTEREST!
>
>WISHING YOU WELL IN YOUR NEW FOUND DEMOCRACY.
>
>HARONA DRAMMEH FROM NIGERIA.
>
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