Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library

The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library is a library owned by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, a former President of Nigeria. It is a historic, tourist and academic centre established as a national archive for the preservation of documents and materials used by the president during his tenure as the president of Nigeria. The library is located at Abeokuta, Ogun State in Nigeria.[3]

Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library
CountryNigeria
TypePresidential library
Established2017[1][2]
LocationAbeokuta, Ogun State
Other information
DirectorAyo Aderinwale (Deputy Chief Coordinator)
Websiteoopl.org.ng

History

The library is a resemblance of the presidential library system from the United States. The concept of Presidential Library started in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt of America who donated his official documents for national use. The country passed into law in 1955, the Presidential Libraries Act to formalize this project for national archive of all American Presidential documents and materials in office.[4][5]

The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library was conceived in 1988 to immortalize him and it was actualized after he became the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Facilities

The Presidential Library complex comprises 32 hectares. The archives proper house 15 million documents, two million books and 4,000 artifacts relating to Obasanjo's two stints in power, and contemporary Nigerian and African history more generally.[6] The complex also includes an open air amphitheater, a 1000-seat auditorium, a 153-room hotel, several restaurants and bars, a small amusement park, a wildlife park, and an observation point.[6]

References
  1. "Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo launches presidential library". 3 March 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. "Obasanjo and the first built presidential library in Africa". guardian.ng. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. Wale Okediran. "Wale Okediran, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library". Sahara Report. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. Ginsberg, Wendy R. (2010). "Presidential Libraries Act and the Establishment of Presidential Libraries". DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9781437943801. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. Wale Okediran. "A Day at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library". PM News Nigeria. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  6. Akinwande, Ayo (22 June 2017). "Inside the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library". Livin Spaces. Retrieved 27 March 2019.


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