The former president was awarded the degree by Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts of the National Open University of Nigeria(NOUN), Abeokuta Study Centre.

Dr. Samaila Mande, one of the panelists said Obasanjo satisfied the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy Nigeria’s former President, Olusegun Obasanjo was on Friday, December 15, pronounced competent for the award of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Christian Theology.

According to The Nation, Obasanjo was given the award after 163 minutes robust defense of his voluminous thesis before a six man panel.