Obasanjo Urges Wealthy Citizens to Help the Poor

A former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has called on rich and wealthy Nigerians to come to the aid of the hopeless and the less-privileged members of the society.

Obasanjo made this call at the carol service organised by him in the Chapel of Christ The Glorious King, located inside the premises of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, on Tuesday night.

He said there were many poor people in the society.

He said, “I want to appeal to the rich in the society to always remember the less-privileged in the society. There are many children without hope out there. We should come to their aid. There are boys and girls in our communities with such problem.”

Obasanjo cited an example of a gospel musical group from Ibadan, made up of orphans, who entertained guests at the event.

He said, “They have been part of us here and I want to thank the governor for promising to assist them after I had told him about their plight. For us with hope, we should help them.”

The former President also called on private investors to come to Ogun State and invest, given the infrastructural development and relative peace being enjoyed in the state.

He appealed to the former Head of Interim National Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan, and other industrialists who were indigenes of the state to use their connections in the private sector to attract more industries to the state.

“The challenge is for you to bring your colleagues in the private sector and give us more companies,” Obasanjo told Shonekan.

The occasion witnessed prayers for the state, the country, and Obasanjo’s family and had in attendance traditional rulers, politicians, and choristers from different churches.