Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo

Nigerian army major (born 1944)

Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo

Birth name| Mojisola Adekunle
Born| (1944-08-10)10 August 1944
Died| 4 June 2009(2009-06-04) (aged 64)
Lagos
Allegiance| Nigeria
Service / branch| Nigerian Army
Rank|  Major
Known for| Politics
Spouse(s)|

Olusegun Obasanjo

(m. 1991; div. 1998)​

Children| 5

Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo who was born on 10th August 1944 and died on 4th 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]

Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo died on Thursday 4 June 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

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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]

## References

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

## External links

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* Sun News Online
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