/ May 16, 2026
/ May 16, 2026

Gathering of dignitaries: Obasanjo hosts Jonathan, Atiku, Ooni, others

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday hosted his predecessor Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, former Sierra-Leonean President Ernest Bae Koromo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and one-time Senate President Bukola Saraki with his spouse Toyin.

 

Also at the gathering was the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.

 

According to a tweet on his X handle, Atiku said the meeting held at the The Delborough Hotel, on Victoria Island, Lagos.

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“I joined others at the dinner hosted by my former boss, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, at The Delborough Hotel, Victoria Island, in Lagos”, Atiku, who was vice president to Obasanjo between 1999 and 2007, posted yesterday.

 

Also in a tweet, Saraki said the event was to honour the former president, whose 88th birthday comes up on Wednesday.

 

Saraki wrote in the tweet: “Toyin and I have just arrived at The Delborough in Lagos for a dinner celebrating His Excellency, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, our dear former President and Founder of the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation.”

 

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