Obasempire reports that Ruto had invited Obasanjo to the stage to address the attendees at the event held on Tuesday in Nairobi, Kenya.
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As the former Nigerian leader approached the stage, the Kenyan president, in a video that appeared on social media, was seen gesturing towards the stage.
A protocol officer quickly brought a platform and placed it at the base of the stage for Obasanjo to use in order to reach the microphone stand.
However, upon arriving at the stage, Obasanjo removed the platform and jokingly said, “I am not as short as you think I am,” which prompted laughter from the audience.
Addressing the audience, Obasanjo said Odinga, who was the prime minister of Kenya between 2008 and 2013, is not only a candidate for Kenya but for the entire East African community.
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He stressed that Africa urgently needs Odinga’s leadership in this critical moment of escalating wars and conflicts in the world.
“We need a person at this critical stage of our development in Africa. The present situation of the world where we have a fractured world, a world riddled with conflicts and wars,” Obasanjo said.
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