Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, has bemoaned the appalling state of the country’s roadways.
Obasanjo said that the poor condition of the roads in Nigeria could obstruct successful economic operations.
The former president spoke on Thursday at the 10th convocation ceremonies of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, during a lecture given by legal legend Chief Mike Ozekhome(SAN) titled: “The Place of Education in a Crisis-ridden Nigeria” (ABUAD).
Kindly accept my apologies for coming late to this ceremony, Obasanjo stated in his brief speech at the occasion. He also mentioned his tardiness to the convocation talk.
“I thought if I leave Abeokuta at 4.30 am I will get to ABUAD at 10 am. But when we got to the middle of the journey, the conditions of our roads were bad.
“We started asking which was the best route to take to get to Ado Ekiti . It was tough before we could get here, kindly pardon me”.
The former President commended the university’s founder, Afe Babalola(SAN) for replicating and surpassing in ABUAD, what he did at the University of Lagos, when he appointed him the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, saying; “I am proud to associate with ABUAD”.