Like never said before, Bola Obasanjo, wife of Nigeria's former president, has revealed that just like the Igbo men, her husband does not joke with money.
Mr & Mrs Obasanjo at the event
Speaking today at the Ogun State 3rd Investors’ Forum where she delivered a speech, Bola Obasanjo, wife of Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, revealed that her husband does not joke with money.
The wife of former president who disclosed that she did not marry him for his money, also said that the elder statesman does not like lazy people.
Mrs Bola Obasanjo who got married to the legendary politician in 2009, exactly four years after Stella, who was the then first lady, died after undergoing surgery in a Spanish hospital, said; "I thank God that I am with baba. Don’t think that it is because of his money, not at all, he doesn’t joke or mess around with his money.
"If he says he loves you, you must be hardworking. We nicknamed baba, wole joko jeun (enter, sit and eat) because of his busy nature. He is always attending to people. He has got answer to everybody’s problem. At times in our house, we receive over 100 guests in a single day, and we serve food to them.
"You dare not tell OBJ that there is no soup in the house, except you want trouble. When he comes in, rush to the kitchen, even if there nothing, you have to pretend that you are bringing something. If the kitchen is empty, you have to rush to the garden," she said.
At that moment the hall erupted with sounds of laughter. The woman did not stop, as she went on to narrate an encounter with a guest.
"There was a day that someone asked me if we don’t have magazine in the house, and I asked what the person needed it for and she explained that she wanted to use it to fan herself in case of power outage, then I told her that ‘They don’t read magazine here, people come here to see OBJ’s face’," she said, adding that, "He is a unique man, very unique, and it is not him, it is the grace of God upon his life."