Nigeria: I Don't Read Local Newspapers -OBJ

A FOMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, Sunday night, told the Mayor of Detroit, Michigan, United States, Kwame Mkilpatrick and hundreds of Nigerians that he no longer reads "Nigerian newspapers" because they are fond of writing all manner of things about him to attract sales.
Obasanjo spoke at the Ogun State Awards Night where our State Correspondent, Champion's Kola Adepoju, who was nominated for the State Media Person of the Year award emerged second runner-up.

Speaking shortly after he received the Ogun State Lifetime Achievement award, Obasanjo who was flanked by Gov. Gbenga Daniel and Mkilpatrick directed his gaze at the mayor and said "some people are worried about me because they said our media have been unfair to me".

Obasanjo, still looking at the mayor as if reporting the Nigerian press to him said: "I don't read Nigerian newspapers because they are fond of publishing all manner of things about me so as to sell their newspapers," adding however, that "that is better than being crucified"

Consequently, Obasanjo in his usual humour declared that may be he would ask his lawyer to institute a legal action that would make him collect 10 per cent from any newspaper using him to attract sales.

He described the award as "a good recognition for commitment and devotion to professionalism and services".Adepoju who was one of the three "media persons" nominated for the media person of the Year Award emerged second runner up to Bunmi Ayelagbe and Miss Doyin Lasisi both of Gateway Radio.