Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo Explained

Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo
Birth Name:Mojisola Adekunle
Birth Date:10 August 1944
Children:5
Death Place:Lagos
Known For:Politics
Allegiance:Nigeria
Branch:Nigerian Army
Rank: Major

Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo (10 August 1944 – 4 June 2009) was a Major in the Nigerian army. She founded the party Masses Movement of Nigeria in 1998 and later ran for the Presidency under the party Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN) in 2003. She was on the ballot as the only female contender for the 2007 presidential elections.[1]

She was also an ex-wife (1991–1998) of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.[2]

Adekunle-Obasanjo died on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at her daughter-Adetokunbo's residence in Ikoyi Lagos after a brief illness.[3] She survived by four children and numerous grandchildren.

Political career

Mojisola worked as a Radiologist with the Nigerian Army for most of her career before she retired to run for office.[4] In 2003, Major Mojisola ran as a presidential candidate in the national and Gubernatorial election. She received a total number of 157,560 votes which was equivalent to 0.40% of the approved votes.[5]

She also ran in the 2007 Nigerian Elections and was defeated.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: We’ll mobilise the masses, says Moji Obasanjo!. Celestine Okafor. Vanguard media. April 3, 2004. April 22, 2014.
  2. News: Women in Politics: Challenges, and the Rwandan Example. Newswatch Times. James Ezema. April 22, 2015.
  3. News: Female Presidential Candidates: How Far can They Go?. Godwin Mbachu. April 22, 2015. March 5, 2015. Leadership News.
  4. Web site: All Africa . Nigeria: Moji Obasanjo Dies at 65 . AllAfrica.
  5. Book: Gupta . K.R . Studies in World Affairs, Vol. 1 . 2005 . Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd. . India . 9788126904952 . 116 . 1.
  6. Web site: Sahara Reporters . Major Moji Obasanjo is Dead!-PM News, Lagos . Sahara Reporters . 11 March 2019.