Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo appears to have finally
reunited with Iyabo, his eldest daughter — seven years after they publicly fell
out.
At a colloquium held in Ogun state on Friday, Obasanjo
disclosed he had interacted with Iyabo, the first publicly known interaction
between the duo since 2013.
He was speaking about being diagnosed with COVID-19, an
experience that led him to contact the daughter who is an epidemiologist.
“When they came three days after, they tested me and said I
am negative, that is three days after I tested positive. My daughter, Iyabo, is
an epidemiologist and I called her to explain. She said maybe they tested me at
the later stage of being positive,” he had said.
Around this time seven years ago, no one would have taught
such exchange was going to happen again.
The former commissioner in Ogun state and former senator
recounted Obasanjo’s failings as a father and questioned his moral right to
criticise others.
“This is the end of my communication with you for life. I
pray Nigeria survives your continual intervention in its affairs,” she wrote.
“We, your family, have borne the brunt of your direct
cruelty and also suffered the consequences of your stupidity but got none of
the benefits of your successes. Of course, anyone around you knows how little
respect you have for your children.”
The stinker was believed to have been triggered by a
critical letter from Obasanjo to then-President Goodluck Jonathan in which he
raised issues about insecurity and corruption in the country.
He was not going to ignore her nonetheless. In his response,
Obasanjo had said Iyabo was induced by Jonathan’s administration to fire back
at him.
According to him, “if Iyabo was childish and unwise enough
to allow herself to be used, no other member of the family should allow himself
or herself to be so used. Tolerance and acceptance of others must be practised
in the face of any provocation, no matter how vile.”
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