Obasanjo’s wife seeks court order to stop son’s wedding

Mrs. Taiwo Obasanjo, one of the wives of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has filed a suit at an Ikeja High Court seeking a court order to stop the wedding of their son, Olujonwo Obasanjo.

The hearing for the suit with number ID/262FPM/2017 has been fixed for April 10 for hearing before Justice Lateefa Okunnu.

Obasanjo and father of the bride, Sir Kessington Adebutu, aka ‘Baba Ijebu,’ the lottery business mogul, are the respondents to the suit.

Mrs. Obasanjo, who is the twin sister of Chief Kenny Martins, the former coordinator of the Police Equipment Fund, is seeking for a postponement of the wedding of her son, Olujonwo Obasanjo to Tope Adebutu, which is slated for May 11 and 12.

She wants a wedding date to be fixed after June 1.

Mrs. Obasanjo is seeking a court declaration that as the mother of the groom, she has parental rights to take part in the deliberations, decisions and activities leading to the forthcoming ceremony.

According to Obasanjo, wedding invitations have been issued and she has not been involved in the preparations for the upcoming wedding.

She also stated in the documents before the court that prior to the fixing of wedding dates, she had a premonition regarding her son who turns 34 on June 1.

According to her, she also received prophesies and spiritual warnings to the effect that Olujonwo should not undergo any elaborate celebration before his birthday which is two weeks after the wedding to avoid any impending calamity.

Mrs. Obasanjo stated in court documents that she commenced the suit to compel Adebutu and Obasanjo to shift the wedding to a date beyond June 1.

She also claimed that she appealed to Adebutu, the father of the bride, Mrs. Rosemary Dacosta, the mother of the bride, Tope Adebutu, the bride-to-be as well as her twin brother Chief Kenny Martins.

She however, said her pleas were not heeded and she was insulted by members of the family.