Former South Africa President, Thabo Mbeki visits Obasanjo in Abeokuta

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday received former South Africa President, Thabo Mbeki, at his Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The ex-South African leader arrived Abeokuta at about 11.00 a.m. and was received by Mr. Obasanjo at the Legacy Resort Centre, located within the premises of Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library

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Mbeki was thereafter taken on a tour of the multi-billion naira presidential library. The tour guides took him to the wildlife park, youth centre‎, amphi theatre, artefacts section, the main library complex among others.

The former South Africa leader was equally showed the replica of the prison Mr. Obasanjo was kept when he was jailed by late military dictator, Sani Abacha, over a phantom coup‎.

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Speaking to journalists after the facility tour of the library, Mr. Mbeki said he never knew the library was so massive and rich in content.

The visiting former president also admitted the role of Mr. Obasanjo in Africa and the world as a whole calling for support for the library on maintenance.

Mbeki also called on African leaders to learn from Obasanjo by putting such knowledge into use for the benefit of their various countries.

TheNewsGuru.com reports that Mbeki was President of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008.

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