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On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by uniquetechng(op): 10:28am On Jan 05, 2021

R-L: 21-year-old bride, Oluremi, the groom, Olusegun Obasanjo, the Bride's mother, and Best Man, Godwin Alabi-Isama on their (Oluremi and Olusegun) Wedding Day, Camberwell Green Registry, South East London, United Kingdom, June 22, 1963.

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by vanbonattel: 10:35am On Jan 05, 2021

Why were they wearing parachutes?

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by Aidejay(m): 10:46am On Jan 05, 2021

These pple have been flexing london since before the birth of some peoples parents. But no street in Nigeria or even their village resemble the most low income ghetto areas of london in terms of amenities.

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by ObiOfOnistha: 10:46am On Jan 05, 2021

Lovely

Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by Xzellentgraphic: 10:50am On Jan 05, 2021

Aidejay:
These pple have been flexing london since before the birth of some peoples parents. But no street in Nigeria or even their village resemble the most low income ghetto areas of london in terms of amenities.

Its so sad...like its a curse

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by Racoon(m): 10:51am On Jan 05, 2021

Privileged people promoting our cultture! OBJ even had his wedding in London.Meanwhile, what really happened that thing went awry between him and Brig.Gen.Gordon Alabi-Isama? Can any of them tell the truth of what that is in between?

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by Ofemmanu1: 10:58am On Jan 05, 2021

vanbonattel:
Why were they wearing parachutes?

Smh

Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by Aidejay(m): 10:59am On Jan 05, 2021

Xzellentgraphic:
Its so sad...like its a curse

As at thar time in 1963 london trains were already using electricity. I am sure obasanjo and his generation have sat down in one or two of them multiple times over the years.

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by sharpwriter(m): 2:24pm On Jan 05, 2021

Aidejay:
These pple have been flexing london since before the birth of some peoples parents. But no street in Nigeria or even their village resemble the most low income ghetto areas of london in terms of amenities.

No mind dem. Shameless Idiots with no brains. angry

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by tommy589(m): 2:29pm On Jan 05, 2021

Racoon:
Privileged people promoting our cultture! OBJ even had his wedding in London.Meanwhile, what really happened that thing went awry between him and Brig.Gen.Gordon Alabi-Isama? Can any of them tell the truth of what that is in between?

Don't know both of them used to be friends before the war

Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by Nobody: 3:51pm On Jan 05, 2021

vanbonattel:
Why were they wearing parachutes?

Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by Nobody: 4:31pm On Jan 05, 2021

vanbonattel:
Why were they wearing parachutes?

Bros you're not young John,but you are wicked. grin

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by Mayng01(m): 4:38pm On Jan 05, 2021

History will always remember us after we are long gone. I believe the only one alive among them in that pic is obj. How time flies

Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by abc115: 4:40pm On Jan 05, 2021

vanbonattel:
Why were they wearing parachutes?

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by gidgiddy: 4:56pm On Jan 05, 2021

The funniest thing about this picture is that Obasanjo was supposed to be 25 years old as at the time of this picture, going by his official age

Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by sevenhundred(m): 5:11pm On Jan 05, 2021

vanbonattel:
Why were they wearing parachutes?

where were you in 1963?

Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by edoairways: 6:01pm On Jan 05, 2021

vanbonattel:
Why were they wearing parachutes?

That was fashionable back then

Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by patwilly(m): 8:32pm On Jan 05, 2021

Racoon:
Privileged people promoting our cultture! OBJ even had his wedding in London.Meanwhile, what really happened that thing went awry between him and Brig.Gen.Gordon Alabi-Isama? Can any of them tell the truth of what that is in between?

Apparently, when OBJ took over 3MCDO from Adekunle in 1969, then Lt. Col G. Alabi Isama was chief of staff responsible for coordinating the war effort in that sector of the war. OBJ trying to assert himself consistently ignored Alabi's war strategy (Operations Pincer 1,2&3) and met with several battle failures/reversals. Preharps angered by Alabi's towering presence in 3MCDO, Obj in later 69 posted the young colonel to 1div under Illiya Bissalla. Frustrated at OBJs continued blunders, Lt.Col Akirinade dusted OP Pincer 2 maps, set up his command post and led the advance that ended the Nigerian civil war.
Now here's the contentious part, Alabi's was later forcefully pushed out of the army in 1979 when Obj was head of state. Alabi's claims his leaving the army was carefully orchestrated by Obj who had never liked his face since the war days and with the active connivance of his classmate Gen. Danjuma who had other reasons for not liking Alabi's. Also, OBJ would go on to publish my command, crediting the final victory of the federal forces to a dubious "operation Tailwind ". Alabi says there was never any operation tailwind and goes on to assert that the book, My command was a tale of lies. So piqued was Alabi, that he credits the writing of his much vanted book- The tragedy of Victory to correcting/setting straight the base lies/records in OBJs book. There you have it.

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by patwilly(m): 8:37pm On Jan 05, 2021

tommy589:
Don't know both of them used to be friends before the war

Were they really? Alabi says he barely knew OBJ. Says himself and Akirinade visited Obj to take over 3MCDO when Adekunle became a mess but OBJ objected on the grounds that he was an army engineer and that both young officers were coming to send him to his death. Alabi in his book claims he gave OBJ a dressing down for his statements. Perhaps the old, wily Ota farmer never forgave nor forgot and carefully plotted his revenge over the years grin

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by Racoon(m): 8:38pm On Jan 05, 2021*

patwilly:
Apparently, when OBJ took over 3MCDO from Adekunle in 1969, then Lt. Col G. Alabi Osama was chief of staff responsible for coordinating the war effort in that sector of the war. OBJ trying to assert himself consistently ignored Alabi's war strategy (Operations Pincer 1,2&3) and met with several battle failures/reversals.

Preharps angered by Alabi's towering presence in 3MCDO, Obj in later 69 posted the young colonel to 1div under Illiya Bissalla. Frustrated at OBJs continued blunders, Lt.Col Akirinade dusted OP Pincer 2 maps, set up his command post and led the advance that ended the Nigerian civil war.

Now here's the contentious part, Alabi's was later forcefully pushed out of the army in 1979 when Obj was head of state.Alabi's claims his leaving the army was carefully orchestrated by Obj who had never liked his face since the war days and with the active connivance of his classmate Gen. Danjuma who had other reasons for not liking Alabi's.

Also, OBJ would go on to publish my command, crediting the final victory of the federal forces to a dubious "operation Tailwind." Alabi says there was never any operation tailwind and goes on to assert that the book, My command was a tale of lies.

So piqued was Alabi, that he credits the writing of his much vanted book- The tragedy of Victory to correcting /setting straight the base lies/records in OBJs book.There you have it.

Thanks so much man.You really chronicled it wella.
It is now clearer why the animosity is so thick that they dont see eyeball again.Brothers @ war.It is normal of human institution.Too bad.

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Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by patwilly(m): 8:40pm On Jan 05, 2021

Racoon:
Thanks so much man.You really chronicled it wella.
It is now clearer why the animosity is so thick that they dont see eyeball again.Brothers @ war.It is normal of human institution.Too bad.

Yeah too bad.

Re: On Obj's Wedding day In London In 1963 by etrouble: 10:30pm On Jan 05, 2021

vanbonattel:
Why were they wearing parachutes?

So that they can fly because they are all Cultists

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