{"id":78354,"date":"2022-09-21T15:16:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=78354"},"modified":"2022-09-21T15:17:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:17:00","slug":"list-of-olusegun-obasanjos-children-and-their-mothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/list-of-olusegun-obasanjos-children-and-their-mothers\/","title":{"rendered":"List of Olusegun Obasanjo\u2019s Children and their Mothers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has about 20 children from different women. His well-known children include Iyabo, Adeboye, Gbenga, Dare, Olubunmi, Damilola, Seun, Olujonwo, Kofo, Funso, Toyosi, Bukola, Busayo, Bisoye, Funke, Segun, Bola, Dayo, Olu and Kunle.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 86-year-old Nigerian nationalist remains a popular figure in Nigerian history for many reasons, including being the first Nigerian to serve as a military and civilian leader, one of the country’s longest-serving presidents, and among other things, the Nigerian President with the most children.<\/p>\n

Olusegun Obasanjo’s Children Include 19 Biological Kids and one Adopted Son<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is a polygamous man and is among many powerful men whose homes were blessed with children. Though a father of a score, the former President knew all his children by their names.<\/p>\n

In his controversial memoir ‘My Watch,’ the former military leader mentioned that his 20 children, of which 19 are biological and one adopted, are highly successful in their various bids, with about eight of them being d Ph.D. holders in their various fields. To him, this is a great achievement for himself and his generation.<\/p>\n

For someone who had spent much of his life in the military, one would think of the former political leader as an absentee father but on the contrary, he was an ever-present father who carried his children along even as he proceeded in his career. To Obasanjo’s children, he was a disciplined yet very protective father.<\/p>\n

Even though he appears tough on the outside, he is a “true softy” on the inside. The controversial memoir ‘My Watch,’ listed the names of Olusegun Obasanjo’s 20 children\u00a0 to include the following:<\/p>\n