Video: Olusegun Obasanjo Creates A Stunt By Kicking A Pedal That Was Brought To Him To Help Him Be Tall

Retired Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo was among the leaders who witnessed the launch of Raila Odinga's bid to run for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission at the Nairobi Palace.
The veteran African leader caused a stir at the high-profile event after kicking a board that had been installed to increase his height while delivering his speech
Obasanjo said he is not as short as the organizer of the event thought and brought him a kick, thus making the attendees laugh

Nairobi – Retired President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo caused laughter after he appeared to defy the support given to him at the state house.

Kenya's AUC chairmanship candidate Raila Odinga (right) with former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo (r). Photo: Raila Odinga.
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The veteran leader was among the dignitaries who gathered at the State House in Nairobi on Tuesday, August 27, to witness the official launch of Raila Odinga's bid for the chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC).

What Obasanjo said after he was given help

Obasanjo arrived at the stage – where he was to deliver his speech – at the invitation of President William Ruto, the host of the event.

To make it easier to address the packed audience, the organizers of the event put up a board for him, perhaps because of the height challenges.

But showing confidence in his height, Obasanjo struggled to remove the board, much to the amusement of the guests who were watching in silence the whole time.

“I'm not as short as you think I am,” he said.

Obasanjo was the first to bless the ambition of Raila when he announced it earlier this year.

Presidents Yoweri Museveni (Uganda), Samia Suluhu (Tanzania), and Salva Kiir (South Sudan) attended the official launch.

The next chairman of the AUC is expected to come from East Africa following the decision of the AU General Assembly.

Countries from North Africa will provide the deputy chairman, and the remaining regions; Central, South and West Africa producing six commissioners.

That candidate of Kenya he will need the support of consensus or at least two-thirds of the votes by the member states represented by their heads.

Which African presidents support Raila?

Apart from Kenya, other countries whose leaders have announced their support for Raila are the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Tanzania, Uganda, Somalia, South Africa, Rwanda, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Burundi, Seychelles, Ghana, South Sudan . , Guinea Bissau, Angola, Algeria, and Congo.

He recently announced that he would leave local politics to focus on that ambition.

While in the AUC, Raila will adhere to the code of ethics of the chairmanship, where the office holder should take a back seat in the politics of their country and, at the same time, be neutral in the African social and political position.