Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library

Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library
Country Nigeria
Type Presidential library
Established 2017[1][2]
Location Abeokuta, Ogun State
Other information
Director Ayo Aderinwale (Deputy Chief Coordinator)
Website oopl.org.ng

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]

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.

Referencing

  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 September 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  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.

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