I Am Not As Short As You Think — Obasanjo Tells Kenyan President, Ruto

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has made a humourous comment about his height during the unveiling of Raila Odinga as the chairperson candidate of the African Union Commission (AUC).

Naija News reports that the event took place on Tuesday in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

At the event, Kenyan President William Ruto invited Obasanjo to the podium to address the stakeholders.

While Obasanjo was approaching the podium, Ruto was seen signaling someone in the direction of the podium.

Within some seconds, a protocol officer was seen carrying a space board and putting it at the feet of the podium pulpit for Obasanjo to mount for his height to reach the microphone stand.

However, when Obasanjo arrived at the podium, he removed the space board and said, “I am not as short as you think I am”.

The statement threw the audience into a moment of laughter.

Odinga was the prime minister of Kenya between 2008 and 2013.

The election into the AUC senior leadership is expected to take place in February 2025 during the African Union summit.

In his address, Obasanjo said Odinga is not only a candidate for Kenya but for the entire East African community.

He said Africa needs Odinga’s leadership in this critical moment of 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.