My people, no be small wahala o! Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, di daughter of our former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, don register join All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ogun State. Wetin be dis? Na former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government, Hon. Biodun Ajayi, come spill di gist for PUNCH Online.
Ajayi talk say, “I fit confirm say Prof Iyabo register for di party on Tuesday for Ibogun Ward 11.” E sure say na correct matter wey he talk because even some people wey dey close to di matter don back am up.
As dem dey try confirm from di APC for Ogun State, dem eyes dey gather, but di party Director of Publicity, Mr. Femi Nuberu, no gree talk true or false, only talk say dem dey open membership to anybody wey don reach 18 years. Na so politics dey go for Naija, my people.
Abi you sabi say Prof. Iyabo na Associate Professor for Public Health for University of Maryland? Dis woman don hold beta political positions, like Commissioner for Health for 2003-2007 and Senator for Ogun Central from 2007-2011. Wetin you expect?
Last year, billboards wey get her face don dey show everywhere for Abeokuta, and dem dey talk say she fit come back to politics for 2027 elections. Di billboard get message wey dey sweet: “In Ogun State, we know ourselves. Sen (Prof) Iyabo Obasanjo. Omo wa ni, eniyan wa ni, ara wa ni.” You fit imagine di level?
People don dey expect she go run back join her former party, di Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), or join di African Democratic Congress (ADC). Di chair of ADC for Ogun State don even talk say dem go welcome am if she comot for contact. Na wah!
Some political observers gbasky say dis her move to di ruling party fit shock some people, especially as her papa been dey support Peter Obi for di Labour Party during di last elections. But one source wey dey close to di former senator talk say na her own political mind she dey use do diz one.
Obasanjo don talk say di billboards wey dey for Abeokuta no mean say she dey pursue office actively, but na her supporters wey wan show love. When she talk for Remo TV during Chief Mrs. Gloria Shoda 70th birthday, she say people dey push am back into politics, but she dey enjoy her life for U.S. as she dey teach for university.
She add say, “I no fit tell dem make dem stop, as e dey look like love. Wetin go make dem wan stop when dem no dey ask me for money?” She talk say if she go enter politics again, na God go show am, but for now, e be like say she dey chill.
Obasanjo, wey born on April 27, 1967, sabi veterinary medicine well-well for University of Ibadan, don go this political route before na im carry am go back America after she lose her re-election attempt in 2011. Wetin you go make of dis situation? Omo na Naija, anything fit happen!
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