Meet the mothers of former president olusegun obasanjos 21 children. However, official funding and staff have been allocated to the first lady of nigeria. My life with obasanjo, i went through a lot of stress to purchase a copy. Obasanjo is a former nigerian president who served nigeria under military regime from 1976 to 1979 and also as a civilian head of state from 1999 to 2007. This was first reported in encomium weekly, enjoy below. List of former president obasanjos children, wives. We, however, dont know how many children she has for him and their names. That same year, he began courting oluremi akinlawon, the owu daughter of a station master. The first wife of the former nigerian president olusegun obasanjo has broken it in spectacular style with a tellall autobiography, bittersweet.
His first wife was esther oluremi who remained the first lady of nigeria from february, 1976 to october 1, 1979. Meet the mothers of former president olusegun obasanjos. Few books come close to oluremis book, bitter sweet my life with obasanjo. Com thursday, october 22, 2015 obasanjo s love stories. My life with obasanjo by oluremi obasanjo sunshine. Oluremi remi obasanjo, is the mother of his oldest children, the most wellknown being dr. Obasanjos exwife, oluremi obasanjo robbed, beaten by robbers. Former nigerian president obasanjo reveals his wives and. Oluremi obasanjo s bittersweetmy life with obasanjo. Esther oluremi is the first wife of president olusegun obasanjo. Olusegun obasanjo biography childhood, life achievements.
In 1987, his second wifeexwife lynda was ordered out of her car by armed men, and was fatally shot for failing to move quickly. In 1965, he attended the defence services staff college wellington, india in a book, the 40th anniversary book on the defence services staff college, wellington, india, 19471987, col. My life with obasanjo, by remi obasanjo leadership. Oluremi obasanjo, in her book, bittersweet my life with obasanjo, mentioned several instances in the course of their tempestuous life together as husband and wife where the former. She also has two children for the former president. The 141page book detailed how the former president made. Stella obasanjo is the most popular of the former presidents wife. The author paints a portrait of her husband as a vindictive master of decoy, a violent and unrepentant wifebasher, and a man whose womanising knows no bounds. Titilayo obasanjo, is another woman who has a child or children for the old man. The current first lady is aisha buhari who has held the title since 29 may 2015 the constitution of nigeria does not create an office for the countrys first lady or potential first gentleman. His reaction is reported to be as a result of the fact that oluremi wrote a book that detailed how the former president made her a punching bag at. The secrets of an african first lady the independent. He got married for the second time to lynda obasanjo.
That is the sense i get of oluremi obasanjo from her recently released book bitter sweet. He became a military president after the failed coup on president muritala muhammads regime failed because only general muhammad was killed. Kofoworola mojisola who campaigned for presidency in 2003 and 2007. Esther oluremi obasanjo, bittersweet my life with obasanjo diamond publications, 2008 i have read quite a number of books this year, but the most entertaining is mrs. Onukaba adinoyi ojo president olusegun obasanjo is a representation of a new breed of african leaders who have succeeded in their political careers because of having the interest of the people at heart. Iyabo obasanjo bello, a former senator of ogun state. Oluremi obasanjo in her book, bitter sweet my life with obasanjo, she is a mother of two and a divorcee brought to the former general by one of his aunts who lives in arigbajo, ogun state, when she remi was chased out of their ikoyi lagos matrimonial home for challenging his obasanjo philandering. History will hopefully be just to obasanjo and nigeria. Check out expresident olusegun obasanjos wives, children.
Encomium can, however, reveal the mothers of these children and other women that had alliances with the twotime president of the country. One of her children is esther olubunmi obasanjo who got married in august. Friends, families and well wishers of mrs oluremi obasanjo, first wife of former president olusegun obasanjo, gathered yesterday in lagos to launch the book. On hearing my voice, obasanjo charged downstairs to beat me and we had one of the many fights that had come to define our marriage. Who is more violent between obasanjo and his first wife. Additionally, obasanjo is the balogun of owu and the ekerin balogun of the egba clan of yorubaland. Business, international general interest government expresidents family social aspects first ladies works presidents wives. Books by olusegun obasanjo author of my watch volume 2. Chief olusegun matthew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, is a nigerian military and political. Meet 14 women that once slept and had children with. There is the danger of inheriting someone elses demons. Meet the mothers of olusegun obasanjos 21 children kemi.
Billed as the most embarrassing book ever written about the private life of an african leader, a former. Trolling books in search of pleasure is fraught with peril. I have, for instance, not read obasanjo s my command, not my will, nzeogwu, and his other littleknown titles. Olusegun obasanjo simple english wikipedia, the free. Olusegun obasanjo master of africa politics fame in. In 1991, he married his third wife mojisola adenkule who he remained married to until 1998. Palsokar retired quoted the commandants confidential report on the then major obasanjo of the 20th staff course set in 1965, as saying that he was. Oluremi obasanjo in her book, bitter sweet my life with.
Inspiring biography of chief olusegun mathew okikiola aremu obasanjo, chief olusegun mathew okikiola aremu obasanjo,gcfr, ph. Oluremi obasanjo in her book, bitter sweet my life with obasanjo, she is a mother of two and a divorcee brought to the former general by one of his aunts who lives in arigbajo, ogun state, when she remi was chased out of their ikoyi lagos matrimonial home for challenging his obasanjo. The question many are wont to ask is, who is more violent between obasanjo and his socalled divorced wife, going by the womans account in her book. My life with obasanjo, by oluremi, the wife of former nigerian president olusegun obasanjo. Some of his children are also leading at the helms of nigerian affairs. Olusegun obasanjo house and family quick facts legit. Mabel okosode obasanjo is another woman who has children for the former army general. Oluremi obasanjo in her book as one of the many mistresses of her husband. However, in 1987, olusegun obasanjo s wife was ordered out of the car by armed men, and fatally shot when she refused to move quickly. Meet 14 women that once slept and had children with obasanjo. One of her children is esther olubunmi obasanjo who got married in august 2010.
Olusegun obasanjo had always supported civilian rule, considering that he helped the change to civil rule on the first of october. How he battered, drove stella out written by oluremi obasanjo oluremi is wife of nigerias former president. Obasanjo has been married many times to bola alice, esther oluremi, late lynda, late stella abebe and late mojisola adekunle. Julie coker was a bit unsettled about this letter having been mentioned in the obasanjo family feud by mrs oluremi obasanjo in her book bitter sweet. This is the first of a twopart serialisation of the book bitter sweet. Esther oluremi obasanjo, february 1976, 1 october 1979, olusegun obasanjo.
Oluremi obasanjo in her book, bitter sweet my life with obasanjo, she is a mother of two and a divorcee brought to the former general by one of his aunts who lives in. In 1976, olusegun obasanjo got married to his first wife, esther oluremi. Olusegun obasanjo s most popular book is my watch volume 2. On 23 october 2005 the president lost his wife, stella obasanjo, first lady of nigeria the day after she had a abdominoplasty in spain. Obasanjo writes from a tell all standpoint and spares very few details about the difficulties of marrying an up and coming military leader who eventually becomes president.
Olusegun obasanjo is the twelfth leader of the federal republic of nigeria. Chief olusegun mathew okikiola aremu obasanjo, gcfr, ph. He married a second wife lynda who was killed in 1987 by armed men. Olusegun obasanjo has 26 books on goodreads with 81 ratings. Obasanjo biography, life story and net worth of baba of. Olusegun obasanjo net worth before we continue with his net worth, let us take a look at his biography first. First lady of nigeria is an informal, but accepted title, held by the wife of the president of. He was a military ruler from february 1976 to 1 october 1979, and a democratically elected president from. On another occasion oluremi obasanjo, now pregnant, was surprised to hear a nurse at the hospital announcing that mrs obasanjo was coming in with her sick children. Stella obasanjo is the only nigerian first lady to have died in office. The author is the first wife of chief olusegun obasanjo, nigerian elder. Olusegun obasanjo biography, life, interesting facts.
Former president olusegun obasanjo, in his recent controversial book, my watch, listed the names of his 21 children but he did not mention their mothers. By lesley gene agams a privileged idyllic childhood, a precocious adolescence and a striving dogged socially conscious woman. Olusegun obasanjo a nigerian civil war veteran, twice head of nigeria nation is an engima, popularly called ebora owu, baba iyabo obj, uncle sege, baba by his admirer. In 1999, olusegun obasanjo married stella abebe who became first lady of nigeria from 1999 until her death in 2005. In this sad horrid book, everything comes together in one perverse convergence the collusion of rogue intellectuals with rogue soldiers and a willing populace to screw nigeria to death. Nigeria, oluremi obasanjo s book on olusegun obasanjo by new african. First lady of nigeria is an informal, but accepted title, held by the wife of the president of nigeria. Oluremi obasanjo in her book, bitter sweet my life with obasanjo, she is a mother of two and a divorcee brought to the former general by one of his aunts who lives in arigbajo, ogun state. The first wife of the former head of state was esther oluremi obasanjo. Life is too short for such burdens, but it happens.
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