Nigerian former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo finally speaks up on why his only surviving sister did not go to school.
During a drama presentation titled ”Aremu omo Asabi” held tomark 66 years remembrance of Obasanjo’s late mother, Mrs Benice Obasanjo, the ex-president said that her only surviving sister was not educated because his father believed that no matter how educated a woman is, she will end up in the kitchen.
My mother carried my pregnancy for 12 months before birth, he continued, i was told that the delay in his birth was ascribed to the influence of some witches and wizards who gave his mother a tough time before God’s intervention.
Obasanjo expressed regret that his mother never lived to witness his achievements in life and enjoy the fruits of her hard labour. According to him though his mother gave birth to nine children, only two of them, himself and his sister, survived adding that he was the only one that went to school.
The drama was held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at the main auditorium of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta.
