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Professor Christoper Imumolen, the presidential candidate of the Accord Party, has met with former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta.
The meeting in the Ogun State capital is believed to be a consolidation visit as it is not the first time the 38-year-old presidential hopeful is visiting the former president.
During Wednesday’s visit, Imumolen was seen at some point on his knees, with head bowed, and hands holding that of the retired army general.
Imumolen, who had at other times visited critical stakeholders and elder statesmen, expressed his gratitude to Obasanjo for all he did for the country during his tenures as president – first as military head of state (1976 to 1979), then as a democratically elected president (1999 to 2007).
The Accord Party presidential flag bearer also reminded the octogenarian leader that he (Imumolen) and other well-meaning Nigerians are appreciative of the labours of the founding fathers and heroes of Nigeria, before presenting a plaque to Obasanjo with the inscription ‘the labours of our heroes past – shall never be in vain’.
‘The labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain’ is a line in the first stanza of the Nigerian national anthem ‘Arise, O Compatriots’ which was adopted in 1978 and replaced the previous national anthem, ‘Nigeria, We Hail Thee’.
Speaking on his visit to Obasanjo, Prof Imumolen said: “It is good to get prayers and counsel from leadership icons like Obasanjo whose vast experience through direct leadership encounters and experimentations can never be gainsaid.
“There is no limit to such blessing, prayers and nurture for me as I am set to use such map as a measure and energy to rewrite the leadership narrative of our dear nation, and redefine the economic fortune of the Nigerian people, with the sole aim of placing Nigeria in the comity of prosperous nations.
“Our presentation of the plaque is a mark of utmost appreciation for their great leadership sacrifices through time. I am consulting vehemently, preparatory to spearheading a new leadership in Nigeria as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2023, knowing that the road is rough and that Nigeria’s presidency is not for the lily livered.
“I represent the long-anticipated better future, the collective ambition and expectation of the youth and the long dreamt paradigm shift and, therefore, plead for the support of Nigerians, come 2023, towards the realisation of an ‘all-for-all government for true national integration and development.”
Imumolen is a vastly certified scholar and the youngest candidate in the current race for Nigeria’s presidency.
He is renowned as an education enthusiast and has in the past decade empowered and granted scholarship awards to thousands of Nigerians who have access to quality international education and certifications.
