Obasanjo's son files for divorce, "My wife can't cook" - Gbenga

Gbenga Obasanjo, the first son of President Olusegun Obasanjo, is proving that he is every inch a chip off the old block. That was the reaction of many Nigerians to the story broken by P.M.News that the President’s first son has filed a divorce suit against his wife of six years, Mojisola, daughter of distinguished businessman, Chief Alex Onabanjo.

Though the couple have been living apart for some time now, the suit was filed last year, precisely on Tuesday, 28 December, at the Ikeja High Court. Gbenga cited incompatibility as one of the grounds for the divorce. The first son of the first citizen also did not spare his father in-law in an interview with TheNEWS magazine.

“I can’t stay in the same room with my father in-law. I am divorcing my wife. You know I would have loved to show you the papers, but I don’t want you to know my house,” Gbenga said in the interview. Ironically, the engagement ceremony which preceded the wedding of Gbenga and Moji Alex-Onabanjo, was the talk of the town when it took place in 2000.

Virtually all the serving ministers, state governors, captains of industry and notable personalities graced the occasion .


P.M.News gathered that the immediate reason for the twist in the relationship of the former love birds was Moji's inability to cook her husband's meal. Gbenga, it was gathered, had insisted that rather than the househelp, Moji should be the one to prepare his meals.

The president’s son, it was gathered, consequently sent the househelp packing, but helpless Moji recalled her. Gbenga, it was learned, became infuriated and sent the maid packing the second time. The medical doctor was also said to have been disappointed in his father in-law, who took sides with his daughter and failed to admonish her to return to her matrimonial home to prepare simple meals.

Gbenga seems to have taken after his father who has a penchant of living separately from many of his women. Remi, the mother of Gbenga and Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, the incumbent Commissioner of Health in Ogun State, was the first wife of the President. But President Obasanjo and the woman have been living separately for many years.

Some of the president's estranged wives are Major Moji Obasanjo (retd.), Taiwo Martins, the twin sister of top politician, Kenny Martins, etc. As a result of the president's penchant for using women and dumping them, there has been no legitimate wife in his life since the death of Chief (Mrs.) Stella Obasanjo on October 23 last year.


Divorce seems to run in the family as Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello has also divorced her husband for allegedly using her father’s name to engage in fraudulent activities abroad.

http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=252&Itemid=90

Divorcing your educated wife because you want her to cook your meals. How disgusting.

Seun please just because someone is educated doesn't mean they shouldn't be able to cook!  I blame him if he wanted an educated wife would could cook he should of married one!  Shes has obobviouslyas never had any reason to cook so where he thought she would get these skills from I don't know.

* yawn*     LMAO! 

suprising enough! i watched  a yoruba movie recently where (bukky wright) the wife could not cook to save her life ! she was a spoilt brat in that movie 

when they tell all this rich /famous guys  to marry ajepako gals  nahhhhhhhhhhhh na ajebutter like them they will go for! 

methinks there is more to this story of Gbenga obasanjo and his wife, ordinary  cooking!  nahhhhhhhhhhhhh! there is more to it! 

There may be more to it, but many Nigerian marriage can be dissolved for such reasons.

Seun:

There may be more to it, but many Nigerian marriage can be dissolved for such reasons.

what happened to them when they were dating? did she not cook for him then?
what happened to the undying love he declared for her during the wedding? what about teaching his wife how to cook? what about sending her to a cooking school?

nahhh! there is more to this like i said!

Isn't the Gbenga fella the one with mental issues?

Abeg this na story!, almost a year ago

it's not all about time but the issue itself.

Enough is enough for these Obasanjo kids. They hold nothing back with the way they talk. Like father like children. Very uncultured kids. Why bringing dirty laundry outside. They just talk like they owned the world. What a shame?

they r not their for ever

I agree with ikamefa, I think there's more to this story than the food issue.


Don't worry, I trust Sun News will clarify things for us. Just give them some time  

I don't even know this son of his, anyone with a picture please?

sisimose:

I don't even know this son of his, anyone with a picture please?

nevermind, i'd get you one or two pic soon. . .

a look like his father

Like papa like pilkin,

Domwas2 thank you

like papa like pikin my ass. a man is ascerting what he wants and people are not comfortable with it. both him and his wife have problem. other issues abound that we dont know but if she want to save her marriage , maggi kitchen can help

Why should any woman want to 'save her marriage' with such a man? I'd rather be single, if I was his wife!

serves him right. i hope he ate plenty of meat pie from mr. biggs those 7 years. when he left better well brought up girls and went to marry aje butter, please what did he expect?that she would pound yam?or cook with firewood?he had better go to the village and pick a wife if food is his reason for getting married.

lmao.He never start

THE GUY IS A STUPID FELLOW, HIM NO SEE SAY THE LADY NO SABI COOK WHEN THEM DEY FRIEND?
FOR THE LADY, WHY IS IT THAT THIS SO CALLED RICH MEN CHILDREN DONT KNOW HOW TO DO ANYTHING?
NA WOOOO, ABI THE LADY THINKS GBENGA WILL EAT FROM MR BIGGS EACH DAY. SERVES HER RIGHT.
LET HER GIVE WAY FOR HOMELY GIRL TO COME IN ABEG

Why today? Why after seven years before he realize that his wife can't cook, I believe there is more to this story because can't be a reason for divorce when there are solutions around, for instance sending her to catering school.

When the marriage was contracted years ago i said that this is certainly out of love but passion for wealth. Lesson for those that are seeking for money in marriage instead of love

is it really any of y'alls biz what happs in Objs farm, sorry family & what Gbenga wants to do with his wife?

really, this shows that what the upper class does "marrying family name, class or family money" is crap!
abi dem think say we wey our family no too hold no wan marry into a rich family

To gbenga or anyone who knows him personally,if its food that is your prob, i have MANY cousins and realtiions that will happily feeed you crazy

lmao

THE GUY WAS JUST FED UP .THE FOOD THING WAS JUST AN EXCUSE,
AFTERALL CAN HIS SISTERS EVEN COOK? WITH ALL THAT AJEBUTTER TRAINING .IF HE WERE TO BE A GIRL, I'M SURE HE WULD'T HAVE KNOWN HOW TO PUT ON THE GAS. AFTERALL THE MAIDS ARE THER TO DO IT. NOW HE WANTS TO CRUCIFY ANOTHER MAN'S DAUGTHER WHEN THEY BASICALLLY HAD SIMILAR UPBRINGING.

HE WAS ALREADY TIRED OF THE MARRIAGE. PERIOD

Probably bt den who cares abt him?

dont mean to b a wet blanket people but apparently the wifey is not overly interested in the marriage.tell me how many of u guys would like some housegirl to prepare ur meals while ur wife powders her maybe not even fine nose?this is enough reason for divorce pple ,in the real world!

Can Gbenga cook himself?
He's such an idiot.

chykk:

dont mean to b a wet blanket people but apparently the wifey is not overly interested in the marriage.tell me how many of u guys would like some housegirl to prepare your meals while your wife powders her maybe not even fine nose?this is enough reason for divorce pple ,in the real world!

oh please mechi onu. mscheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew.

[size=8pt][size=8pt][/size][/size]Food is an important part any married man's life! In marriage there are responsibilities/expectations. Unfortunately or fortunately for a woman,running the kitchen is part(if not the most of her responsibility)atleast in Africa. Not been able to cook,on its own may not push a man to ask for divorce, but am sure a woman who cannot cook, cannot also manage the home. I take it that woman lazy! What does it take to cook(NOTHING). if any woman really wants to cook, a few lessons is all it would take. I take it Gbenga's wife was too lazy and the man just couldn't take it. Most men i know(myself inclusive) cannot handle a lazy woman in the house. Just as there are expectations for the woman, there are also some for men, and i would not subscribe to the man not doing his part, so do see me as been bias. Everybody should just play his/her part to make a marriage work.