Obasanjo Won’t Disclose His Actual Date Of Birth – Oba Dosunmu

Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Ogun State; Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu

The Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Ogun State, Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu has responded to the "false age" of Former President Olusegun Obasanjo (Read it HERE if you missed it).

Oba Dosunmu is claiming that former president Olusegun Obasanjo knows his correct birth date but won’t disclose it to anybody.

Dosunmu, who described Obasanjo as his “close friend” and “Balogun Owu,” noted that the former president decided to keep the date to himself but was in the habit of telling people he was “born in Ibogun a day before Ifo market day.”

The monarch said this in his brief remark Wednesday morning at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, on the occasion marking the 77th birthday of the former president.

Although Oba Dosunmu did not reveal the date, he advised that people should pay more attention to that aspect of Obasanjo’s life that is “quite obvious” yet remains unknown to many.

He said the former president is humane and sympathetic, always ready to offer help to people in need.In his speech, Obasanjo said the date being celebrated is “official,” but promised to reveal the real date by himself in future.

The former president, who also appreciated President Goodluck Jonathan for sending him SMS this morning to congratulate him on his birthday, said whether he knows his correct birth date or not isn’t important because God has made that day glorious

Obasanjo said: “Olowu wanted to let the cat out of the bag, but he didn’t quite succeed, the date would be revealed by me. The truth is, I was born.  The truth also is that I was born on Ifo market day according to my mother because she was actually prepared to go to Ifo market that day when she began to have labour and gave birth to me.“Don’t ask me the day and year. Whether I know the birth date or not, the important thing is that God has made my birth glorious.”

In attendance at the birthday event are Governor Ibikunle Amosun, Prof. Akin Mabogunje, Dr Christopher Kolade, former Ekiti State Governor Segun Oni, Obasanjo’s wife Bola, among others.