Former President Olusegun Obasanjo revealed that his eldest daughter,
Iyabo, told him he was going to die in office,vowing that when he
does,she would not weep for him.if you recall.Iyabo penned an open
letter to him last year,accusing him of orchestrating a third term for
himself as
president, being cruel to family members, as well as abandonment of
children and
grandchildren
Obasanjo, said this in his controversial book,
MY WATCH,
said that was Iyabo’s submission when he informed her and three of his
other children about his desire to contest the 1999 Presidential
election.
“My mind was almost made up (to vie for
the position of President) but I had to consult with my children. I got
four of them together in New York.
I told them I was going to decide whether to go into
politics or not. Iyabo was the most antagonistic.She burst out loudly,
‘I know you will join and you will die there and if you die, I will not
weep.’I told her ‘if I die and you weep, it is for yourself and others,
not for me as I will not know you are weeping.’It is ironic that within
10 years, Iyabo became a Senator and I completed two terms of eight
years without a scratch.”
The former President added that out of
the four children in attendance when he spoke with them, it was only
Segun who he said, had a few words of encouragement.
The son, according to Obasanjo, said,
“Daddy, you have always said that we must serve God and humanity and if
this is the way you have chosen to serve God and humanity, I will pray
for you.”
In the book, Obasanjo also mentioned the
names of his 21 children. He was however silent on the number of his
wives or the mothers of the children.
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