Mrs Taiwo Obasanjo, wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday
\nfiled a suit at an Ikeja High Court, seeking to stop the wedding of her
\nson, Olujonwo Obasanjo, scheduled for May 11.<\/p>\n
Ex-President Obasanjo and the father of the bride, Sir Kessington Adebutu,
\npromoter of Premier Lotto known as \u201cBaba Ijebu\u201d are respondents to the
\nsuit.<\/p>\n
Mrs Obasanjo, who is the twin sister of Chief Kenny Martins, the former
\nCoordinator of the Police Equipment Fund, is seeking a postponement of the
\nwedding of her son, Olujonwo to Tope Adebutu scheduled for May 11 and May
\n12.<\/p>\n
She wants the wedding to be fixed for a date after June 1.
\nNAN reports that Olujonwo and Tope had an elaborate introduction on Dec.
\n17, 2016 with the social media awash with photographs of the event.<\/p>\n
Obasanjo, among others, is seeking a court declaration that as the mother
\nof the groom, she had the rights to take part in the deliberations,
\ndecisions and activities leading to the forthcoming ceremony.<\/p>\n
According to her, wedding invitations have been sent out and she has been
\nexcluded from the preparations for the ceremonies.<\/p>\n
She said she also received prophesies and warnings from men of God to the
\neffect that Olujonwo, her son who turns 34 on June 1, should not do or be
\ninvolved in any elaborate celebration before his birthday.<\/p>\n
The woman wants the court to compel Adebutu and Obasanjo to shift the
\nwedding to a date after June 1 after she had appealed to Adebutu and Mrs
\nRosemary Dacosta, the mother of the bride, Tope Adebutu, the bride-to-be
\nas well as Chief Kenny Martins.<\/p>\n
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Lateefa Okunnu has
\nfixed April 10 for hearing of the suit no. ID\/262FPM\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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