For majority of Americans to have voted for Donald John Trump to become their president, it means that they are as humans as Africans are, that is the position of former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo.

‘‘The fact that America can produce a Trump in this day and age, it means Americans are as human as we are,’‘ he is quoted to have said.

The octogenarian who ruled Africa’s most populous nation – first as a military ruler and then a civilian leader, said he was happy about the turn of events in the U.S.

I am not justifying what African leaders are doing. If our leaders are doing wrong, we should say that they are doing wrong. Trump has come so that America can be humbled, and we can also learn that lesson.

‘‘I am not justifying what African leaders are doing. If our leaders are doing wrong, we should say that they are doing wrong. Trump has come so that America can be humbled, and we can also learn that lesson,’‘ he added.

Obasanjo’s comment was made during an event earlier this week at the French Embassy in Pretoria, the News24 portal reports.

The event in question was the launch of the French version of a book titled ‘Making Africa Work.’ The book described as ‘‘A trenchant analysis of the continent’s economic faultlines and a handbook of best practices to redress them,’‘ was authored by Greg Mills, Jeffrey Herbst, Olusegun Obasanjo and Dickie Davis.

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