| Esther Oluremi Obasanjo | |
| Office: | First Lady of Nigeria |
| Term Label: | In role |
| Term Start: | 13 February 1976 |
| Term End: | 1 October 1979 |
| 1Namedata: | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Predecessor: | Ajoke Muhammed |
| Successor: | Hadiza Shagari |
| Office1: | Second Lady of Nigeria |
| 1Namedata1: | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| 1Namedata2: | Ajoke Muhammed |
| Term Label1: | In role |
| Term Start1: | 29 July 1975 |
| Term End1: | 13 February 1976 |
| Predecessor2: | Anne Wey |
| Successor2: | Hajia Binta Yar'Adua |
| Birth Name: | Oluremi Akinlawon |
| Children: | 5; including Iyabo Obasanjo |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
Esther Oluremi Obasanjo also known as Mama Iyabo is a former Nigerian First Lady. She was previously married to President Olusegun Obasanjo.[1]
Oluremi Akinlawon was the daughter of a station master and Mrs. Alice Akinlawon (nee Ogunlaja).[2] She met Olusegun Obasanjo in the Owu Baptist Church Choir aged 14 and they courted for 8 years.[3] They married on 22 June 1963 at Camberwell Green Registry, SE London when she was aged 21 without the knowledge of their families.[4] She obtained training in institutional management in London.
She assumed the role of First Lady in February, 1976 following a coup that resulted in the death of Murtala Muhammed. She was not often seen at public engagements like Victoria Gowon because Murtala Muhammed decided that it was inappropriate for the spouses of military leaders to be in the public eye.
In 2008, Obasanjo published an autobiography titled Bitter-Sweet: My Life with Obasanjo in which chronicled her life experiences with Olusegun Obasanjo portraying him as a violent womaniser.
Her style is described as "elegant in a subtle manner" as she was often dressed in traditional outfits.[5]