On Sunday, former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, highlighted several similarities between himself and the late Jimmy Carter, a former President of the United States.
Obasanjo shared these reflections during a funeral service he organized in honor of Carter at the Chapel of Christ the Glorious King in Abeokuta. The service was attended by Obasanjo’s family, friends, and associates. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Carter passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100. He served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981.
Obasanjo noted that the service celebrated Carter’s impactful life, including his dedication to humanity through the ‘Carter Center.’
In his tribute titled “Jimmy Carter: The Departure of a Titan,” Obasanjo emphasized the many values and experiences he shared with the late American leader.
“In terms of early life background, I shared similarity with President Jimmy Carter.
“He was born into a farming family in Plains, Georgia, and I was born into a farming family in the rural village of Ibogun-Olaogun in Ogun.
“He grew up under parents who were disciplinarians, who instilled in him the essence of discipline, morality, hard work, integrity, kindness and humility, compassion for the poor and strong belief in God.
” My parents inculcated similar attributes in me as I was growing up in a rural area that had no pipe water, no electricity just as it was in Plains, Georgia, while Carter was growing there.
“He beat me, though, in one respect, there was a road to his settlement, there was no road to my village. We walked to every place or, at best, we were carried on bicycles.
“President Carter had a military background which I had and we met when I was a military Head of State. But if not that we were both in politics, our paths may not have crossed,” he said.
Obasanjo said he would miss Carter, “a great and true friend but I know we shall meet again in paradise.”
The former Nigerian leader explained that he organized the memorial service for Carter, who lived and passed away nearly 5,000 miles away, because the late American President was an extraordinary global leader.
He described Carter as a righteous man whose virtues and impact extended across the entire world.
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