A former Nigeria President, Olusegun Obasanjo, is optimistic that a brighter future awaits the socio-economic and political development of Nigeria, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari despite the current challenges facing the oil-rich nation.

The former President made the observation on Friday while having a chat with the national leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students who paid him a courtesy call in his hilltop residence in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State.

While assuring Nigerians of his readiness to continue to work for the success of the country, former President Obasanjo, however, urged the citizens to play their parts in the Nigerian project, asking them to meaningfully criticise the administration where necessary

The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students led by its vice President, Mr Oluwatosin Ogunkuade, was in Abeokuta to ask for the continuous leadership quality of the former president in the onerous task of national development.