Mrs Taiwo Obasanjo, wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday
filed a suit at an Ikeja High Court, seeking to stop the wedding of her
son, Olujonwo Obasanjo, scheduled for May 11.
Ex-President Obasanjo and the father of the bride, Sir Kessington Adebutu,
promoter of Premier Lotto known as “Baba Ijebu” are 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 a postponement of the
wedding of her son, Olujonwo to Tope Adebutu scheduled for May 11 and May
12.
She wants the wedding to be fixed for a date after June 1.
NAN reports that Olujonwo and Tope had an elaborate introduction on Dec.
17, 2016 with the social media awash with photographs of the event.
Obasanjo, among others, is seeking a court declaration that as the mother
of the groom, she had the rights to take part in the deliberations,
decisions and activities leading to the forthcoming ceremony.
According to her, wedding invitations have been sent out and she has been
excluded from the preparations for the ceremonies.
She said she also received prophesies and warnings from men of God to the
effect that Olujonwo, her son who turns 34 on June 1, should not do or be
involved in any elaborate celebration before his birthday.
The woman wants the court to compel Adebutu and Obasanjo to shift the
wedding to a date after June 1 after she had appealed to Adebutu and Mrs
Rosemary Dacosta, the mother of the bride, Tope Adebutu, the bride-to-be
as well as Chief Kenny Martins.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Lateefa Okunnu has
fixed April 10 for hearing of the suit no. ID/262FPM/2017.