Niger­ian pres­i­dent Oluse­gun Obasanjo said that Nige­ria would have astro­nauts in space within the next 15 years.

Hmm. Okay.

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He said the feat was achiev­able if the momen­tum of cur­rent devel­op­ment drive was sus­tained. “In 15 to 25 years, we will put Nige­ria into space. We will get there. It is not as unat­tain­able as it looks. And we have to do it. For if we are going to make progress, we are going to make it on the basis of com­mit­ment, ser­vice and sac­ri­fice. And we are not going to be found want­ing. We must not be found want­ing. We are mak­ing efforts not to lag behind. We are not where we would want to be. But we must con­sis­tently and cumu­la­tively indus­tri­alise. And to do this, infra­struc­ture is a must. We just can­not do with­out it. Whether it is in terms of road, rail, energy or water. These are non-negotiable. Because of money, we may not be able to do every­thing at same speed and same time,” Obasanjo said.

Great. Within 25 years it’s not going to be just the US and Chi­nese with Space Peace Plat­forms of Death, it’ll also be the freak­ing Nigerians!

Have a happy Monday!