Obasanjo during an interview with newsmen on Sunday said” This is heavy heart, that I received this afternoon, of the passing of a colleague , a comrade , a cool patriot, General Muhammadu Buhari, who as a soldier , he played his role as a soldier, as an administrator, he played his role as an administrator , as a statesman, he played his role as a statesman.
“At a time like this , we need the totality, of the experience and what I may call statesmanship of all those who have had opportunities to run the affairs of this country to get us out of the situation we are in , he will be surely missed , may his soul rest in perfect peace”he said.
