Ex military and democratic elected president, Olusegun Obasanjo touched almost all part of his private and public live in his autobiography titled 'My Watch'. Baba spoke about not knowing his wife was scheduled to undergo tummy tuck procedure in Spain which ended up claiming her life on 23rd October, 2005.
Ex military and democratic elected president, Olusegun Obasanjo touched almost all part of his private and public live in his autobiography titled 'My Watch'. Baba spoke about not knowing his wife was scheduled to undergo tummy tuck procedure in Spain which ended up claiming her life on 23rd October, 2005
According to the book, Obasanjo claimed he only found out what took the life of his wife after the internment;
“After the internment, I decided to look into the circumstances of her death. I found that part of her 60th birthday anniversary, which was unknown to me, was her operation for her tummy and her shape.”
The former President said through the help of the Nigerian Embassy in Spain, he was able to get justice for his wife who according to him, died due to the cosmetic surgeon’s carelessness.
“I instructed that the doctor and the clinic be prosecuted. The lost life cannot be brought back but the successful prosecution would prevent carelessness and loss of life in the future”.
He also addressed insinuations that he used his wife as a sacrifice for his success in office
“Before the verdict in Spain, I was unaware of what I came to hear later that I might have caused the death of my wife to sacrifice her for success in my job. That is how wicked and satanic some Nigerians can be in their rumors and mischief.” he said