{"id":6280,"date":"2025-05-27T07:31:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?p=6280"},"modified":"2025-05-27T07:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:32:13","slug":"6280","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/","title":{"rendered":"How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Obasanjo<\/p>\n

By Amah<\/p>\n

Kindly share:<\/p>\n

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has explained how he was able to survive what he described as evil plan of former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, to kill him, after his arrest, alongside General Shehu Musa Yar\u2019Adua and business mogul and winner of the June 12, 1993 elections, Chief Mko Abiola, attributing his survival to the special grace of God.Obasanjo, who was at Ogbor Uvuru in Aboh Mbaise, Imo State, last weekend to commission the state-of-the-art Assemblies of God Church, christened \u2018\u2019The Noah\u2019s Ark\u2019\u2019, built and donated by a philanthropist and Kingdom investor, Obioma Success Akagburuonye, stated that the then Head of State had boasted that three of them would not come out of the prison alive, so he could remain in power perpetually.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWhen I was arrested, the man who arrested me, I thought he was making a mistake. He had decided that some of us must be liquidated if he has to be in power permanently. There I was, but then, initially I was confused, I had not done anything wrong. Was it a mistake?<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019When I realised that it wasn\u2019t a mistake, I was full of prayers, including praying as Stephen prayed but amended my own prayer somewhat.\u00a0 I said whether they know what they are doing or they do not know what they are doing, God forgive them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI resigned myself into the hands of God and the man who arrested us boasted that three of us will not come out of the detention or prison alive \u2013 that MKO Abiola will not come out alive, that Shehu Yar\u2019Adua will not come out alive and that Olusegun Obasanjo will not come out alive.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019Two of the three he had planned not to come out alive did not come out alive, I did come out alive not because of my power but the special grace of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

While emphasizing that he was a product of God\u2019s grace, he stated: \u201cIf anybody can claim to enjoy the amazing grace of God, I can. I said God has been partial to me in taking care of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He recalled a course he attended in 1959 in Ghana and that out of nine of them from Nigeria that were successful, only two of them were alive today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not mocking those who are not alive, may their souls rest in peace, but I\u2019m giving you examples of grace of God in my life because those of them that are not alive, it is not that two of us are better than them. In a situation like that, what do I have to give God except to continue to appreciate His grace.\u201d<\/p>\n

He commended Chief Akagburuonye, who he likened the grace of God upon his life to his, for investing in God\u2019s Kingdom and building the magnificent edifice to honour God and advance His Kingdom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
\n

Obasanjo paid tribute to Akagburuonye\u2019s mother who is 104 years old, kneeling before her to tap the grace of long life, according to him.<\/p>\n

Noah\u2019s Ark, an Assemblies of God Church building, a replica of the Biblical Noah\u2019s Ark, in form, shape and service, built in a serene village of Ogbor Uvuru in Aboh Mbaise, Imo State, by Engr. Success Akagburuonye, a real estate mogul, was dedicated on Saturday, May 24, 2025.<\/p>\n

The event, which drew a mammoth crowd of faithful, pilgrims, tourists, was also witnessed by high profile personalities, including Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Rev. Dr Sarah Seoh of Los Angeles, USA, Rev. Abel Ukachi Amadi, General Superintendent Assemblies of God Church Nigeria, Traditional Rulers, Captains of industry, Political Leaders, among other dignitaries.<\/p>\n

Akagburuonye, who said he built the church by the inspiration and direction of the Holy Spirit, captured the implications of the Ark thus:\u00a0 \u201cThe Noah\u2019s Ark Church is a symbol of faith, obedience and salvation.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019Noah\u2019s story is a powerful reminder of God\u2019s promise to save those who trust in Him. According to the biblical account, Noah spent 120 years constructing the ark, following God\u2019s detailed instructions. As he built the ark, many mocked him, questioning the purpose and relevance of his endeavor.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019Yet, Noah persevered, trusting in God\u2019s promises. And when the flood came, it was those who mocked him that were swept away, while Noah, his family, and the animals found safety in the ark.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven the snail, often slow and seemingly insignificant, found refuge in the ark, escaping the deluge that destroyed everything else.\u00a0 This story teaches us a valuable lesson of faithfulness and obedience to God. However, this is crucial in life, even when others doubt or mock us.\u2019\u2019 Vanguard<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Obasanjo By Amah Kindly share: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has explained how he was able to survive what he described…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[116,351],"class_list":["post-6280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-olusegun-obasanjo","tag-sani-abacha"],"yoast_head":"\nHow Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo - Panorama News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo - Panorama News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Obasanjo By Amah Kindly share: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has explained how he was able to survive what he described…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Panorama News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/panoramanewsng\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-27T07:31:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-27T07:32:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2-5.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"332\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"332\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/193c6b5ed75edb6cc8b07827dd05f83d\"},\"headline\":\"How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-27T07:31:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-27T07:32:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/\"},\"wordCount\":788,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2-5.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Olusegun Obasanjo\",\"Sani Abacha\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/\",\"name\":\"How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo - Panorama News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2-5.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-27T07:31:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-27T07:32:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2-5.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2-5.webp\",\"width\":332,\"height\":332},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/\",\"name\":\"Panorama News\",\"description\":\"We present all perspectives of news as they break.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Panorama News\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/panorama-news-logo1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/panorama-news-logo1.jpg\",\"width\":1065,\"height\":456,\"caption\":\"Panorama News\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/panoramanewsng\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/193c6b5ed75edb6cc8b07827dd05f83d\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86f61a39fb780839ddf23cd4f472ef9e5bf4a2b93bfff200ffeca670341bd4e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86f61a39fb780839ddf23cd4f472ef9e5bf4a2b93bfff200ffeca670341bd4e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo - Panorama News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo - Panorama News","og_description":"Obasanjo By Amah Kindly share: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has explained how he was able to survive what he described…","og_url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/","og_site_name":"Panorama News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/panoramanewsng","article_published_time":"2025-05-27T07:31:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-05-27T07:32:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":332,"height":332,"url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2-5.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/"},"author":{"name":"Admin","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/193c6b5ed75edb6cc8b07827dd05f83d"},"headline":"How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo","datePublished":"2025-05-27T07:31:47+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-27T07:32:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/"},"wordCount":788,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2-5.webp","keywords":["Olusegun Obasanjo","Sani Abacha"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/","url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/","name":"How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo - Panorama News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2-5.webp","datePublished":"2025-05-27T07:31:47+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-27T07:32:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2-5.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-2-5.webp","width":332,"height":332},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/6280\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How Abacha planned to kill me, Abiola, Yar\u2019Adua \u2014 Obasanjo"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/","name":"Panorama News","description":"We present all perspectives of news as they break.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#organization","name":"Panorama News","url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/panorama-news-logo1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/panorama-news-logo1.jpg","width":1065,"height":456,"caption":"Panorama News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/panoramanewsng"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/193c6b5ed75edb6cc8b07827dd05f83d","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86f61a39fb780839ddf23cd4f472ef9e5bf4a2b93bfff200ffeca670341bd4e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/86f61a39fb780839ddf23cd4f472ef9e5bf4a2b93bfff200ffeca670341bd4e7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng"],"url":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6280"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6283,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6280\/revisions\/6283"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}