{"id":30467,"date":"2014-08-23T10:28:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T09:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=30467"},"modified":"2014-08-23T10:28:24","modified_gmt":"2014-08-23T09:28:24","slug":"cant-reveal-next-kin-obasanjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/cant-reveal-next-kin-obasanjo\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I can\u2019t reveal my next of kin \u2013 Obasanjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div id=\"paneshell\">\n<div id=\"shellcontent\" class=\" no-tabs\">\n<div id=\"shellinner\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31454\" class=\"tab-content\" data-tid=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31432\" data-title=\"Topnews\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31460\" class=\"messagepane basepane \" style=\"color: #000000;\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Message pane\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31456\" class=\"message content\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31589\" class=\"base-card \">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31632\" class=\"base-card-body\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31581\" class=\"msg-body inner  undoreset\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div id=\"yiv9418563940\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31656\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31741\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday registered for the National Identity Card (NIC) and kept the information about his next of kin away from the prying eyes reporters who were bent on capturing his personal data.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31742\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31743\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former president said this would prevent undue \u201cpublicity on the matter.\u201d<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31744\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_31768\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obasanjo, who arrived the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, Oke \u2013 Mosan, Abeokuta, at 1:35pm and received by the NIMC\u2019s officials led by the Director of Identity Card Database, Abuja office, Engr. Aliu Azeez, quickly had his height measured and finger prints taken.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_34226\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_34227\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">But when it got to the column requiring information about his next of kin, the former president who had been responding orally to the NIMC officials\u2019 questions, picked a piece of paper, covered it with his palm, wrote the name of his next of kin and handed it over to the commission\u2019s personnel.<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_34228\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1408773383767_34229\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turning to the curious reporters and surging television cameramen, he said: \u201cI have decided to keep my next of kin secret and away from you. 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