OBASANJOS BOOK BAN FROM CIRCULATION! Former Nigerian president Olesegun Obasanjo slammed a Nigerian politician who has held up publication of his autobiography by suing him for libel in an exclusive interview with RFI. He criticised President Goodluck Jonathan for working with a man charged with drug- smuggling in the US. A court in Nigeria has banned the sale and distribution of Obasanjos autobiography, citing libel. The book criticises President Goodluck Jonathan and some of his entourage. My Watch may not now make it into bookshops before the 14 February presidential elections in Nigeria. Obasanjo ran Nigeria as a military ruler between 1976 and 1979 and again as a democratically elected president from 1999 to 2007. He has become a revered elder statesman since then, offering advice to leaders and rebels across Africa and beyond. At 77, Obasanjo is showing no sign of slowing down. This week alone he attended two launches of his autobiography. But for now My Watch is banned in Nigeria and Obasanjo could be ordered to pay compensation for defamation of character. Buruji Kashamu has filed two libel cases against Obasanjo over his book. Kashamu, who is a campaign director in the presidents ruling Peoples Democratic Party, is unhappy about references to him in Obasanjo’s book. There is a warrant out for Kashamus arrest in the US, where the Chicago City Police Department say they have evidence of his involvement in a multi-million-dollar heroin- smuggling racket.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 20:48:08 +0000
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