With echoes of the open letter to former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo from his daughter, Iyabo,
reverberating nationwide, the daughter yesterday
gave reasons she gave up on her father ever
changing. Senator Iyabo Obasanjo spoke against the
background of mixed reactions from Yoruba elders
and politicians on the import of the letter which she
said was the last communication with her father. The
former president himself was furious when
approached by Vanguard, yesterday, as he hurled
invectives at the newspaper. The exchange between
Vanguard and the former president ran thus:
Vanguard: Sir, we tried reaching you all through
yesterday, to no avail, over the letter written by your
daughter, Iyabo, to you. Chief Obasanjo: You are a
bloody idiot, you have published the paper and you
are now looking for me, you are an idiot, don’t call me
again. When Iyabo finishes you in court…. (hangs
up). Senator Obasanjo nevertheless flayed the
orchestrated attempt in the social media by a
network of associates of her father to separate her
from the letter. Aremo Olusegun Osoba, former
governor of Ogun State, who was cited in the letter,
confirmed the meeting between him and Iyabo in
Massachusetts, United States but distanced himself
from the plot allegedly cited by her father to
empower her with the ticket of the All Progressives
Congress, APC for the next round of elections.
Besides, Aremo Osoba, several prominent Yoruba
elders spoke on the development among whom were
Afenifere leader, Chief Rueben Fasoranti, Afenifere
bigwig, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Dr. Frederick Fasehun,
Chief Ebenezer Babatope and Hon. Femi Kehinde, a
former member of the House of Representatives.
Senator Iyabo Obasanjo had written an open letter to
her father accusing him of being a liar, manipulator,
wife-basher and hypocrite who was desperate for a
third term despite his denials to the contrary. Culled
from Vanguard
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