‘Grace Of God’ Made Me Survive Abacha’s Murder Plot-Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has submitted that ‘Grace of God’ made him survive the murder plot hatched by late General Sani Abacha, the Otta-based retired General noted that the former Head of State had boasted that he (Obasanjo) , former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua and the winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola will not come out of the prison alive so that he (Abacha) could remain in power perpetually.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Chief Obasanjo said this during the inauguration ceremony of the state-of-the-art Assemblies of God Church in Ogbor Uvuru , Aboh Mbaise, Imo State during the weekend.
The church called ‘The Noah’s Ark’, was built and donated by a philanthropist, Obioma Success Akagburuonye.
‘When I was arrested, the man who arrested me, I thought he was making a mistake. He had decided that some of us must be liquidated if he has to be in power permanently. There I was, but then, initially I was confused, I had not done anything wrong. Was it a mistake?
When I realized that it wasn’t a mistake, I was full of prayers, including praying as Stephen prayed but amended my own prayer somewhat. I said whether they know what they are doing or they do not know what they are doing, God forgive them.
I resigned myself into the hands of God and the man who arrested us boasted that three of us will not come out of the detention or prison alive – that MKO Abiola will not come out alive, that Shehu Yar’Adua will not come out alive and that Olusegun Obasanjo will not come out alive.
Two of the three he had planned not to come out alive did not come out alive, I did come out alive not because of my power but the special grace of God’ he said.
The late General Sani Abacha was the Military Head of State between 1993 and 1998.
He died at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday, June 8,1998.
Chief Obasanjo also said he has been lucky to have continued to enjoy Grace of God.
‘If anybody can claim to enjoy the amazing grace of God, I can. I said God has been partial to me in taking care of me’ he submitted while also recalling that out of the 9 people who attended military course in Ghana in 1959, only two of them are still alive.
‘I am not mocking those who are not alive, may their souls rest in peace, but I’m giving you examples of Grace of God in my life because those of them that are not alive, it is not that two of us are better than them. In a situation like that, what do I have to give God except to continue to appreciate His grace’ he added.
Chief Obasanjo commended Chief Akagburuonye for his service to God and humanity while also paying tribute to his 104-year-old mother.
He later knelt before her to tap the ‘grace of long life’-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
