Former President, Obasanjo Recalls Pain Of Losing Wife, Stella

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday, November 6, spoke about the loss of his wife, Mrs Stella Obasanjo, who passed a few months before she turned 60.

Mrs Obasanjo died on the 23rd day of October, 2005 at a private health clinic in Puerto Banús, Marbella, Spain.

The former President recalled his pain while speaking at the commissioning of the 250-bed Stella Obasanjo Hospital rebuilt and expanded by the Edo State Government. He described his late wife as a pillar of support who contributed tremendously to the achievements of his government.

He commended the people of Edo State and the administration of former Governor Lucky Igbinedion, for immortalising his wife by naming the Hospital after her in 2007.

He further described her as a wife indeed who deserved any honor that could be given to her when she was alive and at de.ath.

The former President recounted how his late wife did everything humanly possible to get him out of prison.

He said: “When I was in prison, that woman left no stone unturned, she went all over the world to seek for my release.

“She went to Japan, she went to the entire Europe, she went to the Vatican, she went to Latin America, she went throughout Africa, she left no stone unturned for my release and God answered her prayers and the prayers of all those praying for me and I came out of prison alive.

“I thought, coming out of prison, I’ve had it all. We were planning for my wife’s 60th birthday anniversary, we never had that birthday anniversary before she died.

“It was very painful to me in particular and to all of us in my family. You can appreciate how thankful I am to you for doing this in her honor.

“I thank all the people of Edo state because I had a woman who made tremendous contributions to my achievements of my government,” he added.