Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has bemoaned the deplorable and deteriorating condition of roads in the country.
The former military head of state and civilian president described the deplorable state of the Nigerian roads as capable of impeding successful business movements.
Obasanjo expressed his displeasure on Thursday, at a lecture delivered by a Legal Icon, Chief Mike Ozekhome(SAN), titled: ‘The Place of Education in a crisis-ridden Nigeria’ , marking the 10th convocation ceremonies of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti(ABUAD).
Obasanjo who got to the event later than scheduled, hinged his lateness on the bad conditions of the roads.
The former President said; “kindly accept my apologies for coming late to this ceremony.
“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”.
