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Don't call me Matthew again if you don't want to see my red eyes, Obasanjo warns
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that nobody should call him Matthew again.
Obasanjo who made this known at an event to mark his 80th birthday celebration by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in Abuja , said he removed the name because the Biblical character, Mathew, whom he was named after, was a tax collector.
“When i was born, my mother and father decided to name me Matthew. i grew up being called and addressed Matthew. What is the meaning of Matthew in the Bible? He was a tax collector.
“So, when i grew up, i dropped Matthew from my name. If anyone does not want to see my eyes red, no one should call me Matthew again. People ask, what is in a name? For me, there is so much in a name.
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