Biography of Olusegun Obasanjo and Net-worth, Early Life and Career

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– Biography of Olusegun Obasanjo-

Biography of Olusegun Obasanjo: Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo, GCFR, born 5 May 1937 is a former Nigerian Army general who was President of Nigeria from (1999-2007).

Biography of Olusegun Obasanjo and Net-worth, Early Life and Career

Early Life and Education

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was born on 5 May 1937 to his father Amos Adigun Obasanjo Bankole and his mother Ashabi in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. His mother died in 1958 and his father died in 1959. He became an orphan at 22.

In 1948, Obasanjo enrolled into Saint David Ebenezer School at Ibogun, for his primary school education. From 1952 to 1957, he attended Baptist Boys High School (BBHS), Abeokuta, for his secondary school education.

In December 2017, Obasanjo defended his Ph.D. thesis at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). He now holds a Ph.D. in Theology.

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Career

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo joined the Nigerian army in 1958. Some of his studies and training include Mons Cadet School, Aldershot.

Also, England; Royal College of Military Engineers, Chatham, England; School of Survey, Newbury, England; Indian Army School of Engineering, Poona; Royal College of Defence Studies, London.

Obasanjo served in the 5th Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna and in Cameroon between 1958 and 1959. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army in 1959 and promoted a Lieutenant in 1960.

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At the rank of Lieutenant, Obasanjo served in the Nigerian contingent of the United Nations Force in the Congo (formerly Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1960.

He later joined the then only Engineering Unit of the Nigerian Army and became its unit commander in 1963.

In 1963, Obasanjo was promoted to the rank of captain in the Nigerian Army. He was attached to Indian Army Engineering School at Kirkee, India in 1965. That year, they promoted him to the rank of Major.

In 1965, he attended the Defence Services Staff College Wellington, India (In a book, the 40th-anniversary book on the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, India, 1947-1987, Col. R.D.

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More Details

Obasanjo was promoted lieutenant colonel in 1967, appointed commander of Second Area command of the Nigerian Army. They made him Commander, Garrison, Ibadan, Nigeria, between 1967 and 1969.

Obasanjo’s colonel promotion came in 1969. They appointed him from 1969-1970, general officer commanding 3rd Infantry Division, Nigerian Army.

They later made him the commander, Third Marine Commando Division, South-Eastern State, during the Nigerian Biafran Civil War.

From 1970 to 1975, he was the Commander of the Engineering Corps, Nigerian Army. Earlier in 1972, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier general.

In January 1975, the head of state for the federal republic of Nigeria, General Yakubu Gowon, made Obasanjo the Federal commissioner for works and housing.

On 29 July 1975, when General Murtala Mohammed took power as head of state via a military coup, Obasanjo was appointed as the chief of staff supreme headquarters. In January 1976 he was promoted to lieutenant general.

Obasanjo resigned as head of state and also resigned from the army on 1 October 1979, handing over power to the newly elected civilian president of Shehu Shagari.

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Net Worth and Properties

Olusegun Obasanjo’s net worth grew significantly in 2018. However, the numbers vary depending on the source. They estimated his net worth to be between approximately $1.8 billion.

Obasanjo is a farmer and has the largest poultry in West Africa. His farm is called “Otta Farm” and he employs over 6,000 Nigerians.

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