Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo

Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo (10 August 1944 – 4 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]

Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo
Birth nameMojisola Adekunle
Born(1944-08-10)10 August 1944
Died4 June 2009(2009-06-04) (aged 64)
Lagos
AllegianceNigeria
Service/branchNigerian Army
Rank Major
Known forPolitics
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1991; div. 1998)​
Children5

She was also an ex-wife (1991–1998) of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.[2]

Adekunle-Obasanjo died on Thursday, June 4, 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

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
  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.
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