The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richards Mills on Thursday, described former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has a repository of knowledge, which anyone on a visit to him will learn and go away with.
He added that the former leader’s Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun State captured the real hope, which all Nigerians wanted to see in no distance future.
Mills made these disclosures while reacting on his visit to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) and the Pent house residence of the former President, declaring, it was a fascinating place to visit.
In a press statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, the visiting Ambassador hinted that he had a viable and opened discussions with Obasanjo during the period.
After about an hour private session, Mills embarked on tour of the edifice before departing the complex, saying, “it is fascinating.
“It captures the real moment in time, when there is so much hope in Nigeria. And, i think we all want to see that come back. It is also a slight of history for people to see.”
On his session with Obasanjo, Mills said it was a very viable, adding, “I had a open and frank discussion with the former President. He is a very friend of the United States and we always learn with a visit to the former President Obasanjo.
Obasanjo said that since the Ambassador reported in the country in August, it has been a very busy schedule to host him and it was therefore pleasant to be his guest today.
