That Senator Iyabo Obasanjo lost her bid to return to the upper chamber of the National Assembly in 2011 is no longer news. What seems to be of concern to her admirers is the rate at which the once ubiquitous former Ogun State commissioner for health has rolled back into political oblivion.
Since the embarrassing loss of her seat in the Senate in 2011, she has been absent from the political and social scenes.
The veterinary doctor turned politician and eldest daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo was once a recurring feature on the social scene when her father held sway as President. By virtue of her father’s position, she became a well sought after acquaintance of many. Not only was she appointed a commissioner by the Otunba Gbenga Daniel administration in Ogun State, she was always on the road attending one inauguration ceremony after the other.
The ex-senator whose marriage to Jimi Bello crashed many years ago, could not secure a ministerial appointment under President Goodluck Jonathan as earlier rumoured. She then relocated abroad for further studies, hoping to get from academics the certificate she could not get from INEC.
As 2015 draws closer, it is not yet clear which direction Iyabo Obasanjo will go.
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