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Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello was born on 27 April, 1967 in Lagos, Nigeria, is a Nigerian politician (born 1967). Discover Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?
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56 years old |
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Taurus |
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27 April 1967 |
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27 April |
| Birthplace |
Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality |
United States
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Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello Height, Weight & Measurements
At 56 years old, Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello height not available right now. We will update Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello's Husband?
Her husband is Oluwafolajimi Akeem Bello (m. 1999-2003)
| Family |
| Parents |
Olusegun Obasanjo (father)
Oluremi Obasanjo (mother) |
| Husband |
Oluwafolajimi Akeem Bello (m. 1999-2003) |
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1 |
Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello worth at the age of 56 years old? Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. She is from United States. We have estimated Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello Social Network
Timeline
Iyabo Obasanjo (born 27 April 1967) is a former Nigerian senator and the daughter of former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and his wife Oluremi Obasanjo.
Obasanjo attended Corona School in Victoria Island, Lagos, Capital School in Kaduna, and Queen's College in Lagos.
She obtained a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Ibadan in 1988, a master's degree in epidemiology from University of California, Davis in Davis, California, United States, in 1990, and a PhD in the same subject from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1994.
Before her senatorial election, Obasanjo was Ogun State Commissioner for Health.
They both have one child; Jimi Bello born on 1 January 2000 in Chatham County, North Carolina.
In April 2003, on the day of the general elections her car was shot at on Ifo Road in Ogun State.
Although she was not in the car, 3 adults and 2 children in the car died.
The perpetuators were never caught.
She worked in Clinical Research in the US before returning to Nigeria in 2003.
The couple separated after Obasanjo filed for divorce on 19 May 2003.
She was elected as a Nigerian Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District of Ogun State in April 2007.
Obasanjo was elected to the Senate on 28 April 2007 on a People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform; her Action Congress (AC) opponent Remilekun Bakare challenged this outcome, but the Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal upheld her victory.
She was the Chairman of the Senate's Health Committee, and a member of the Security & Intelligence, Land Transport, Science & Technology, Education, National Planning, and Inter-Parliamentary Committees.
In April 2008, Obasanjo came under investigation by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) due to the investigations involving the Former Minister for Health and her minister for (state) Health, Prof. Adenike Grange, for embezzlement of public funds.
The Ministry at the end of the financial year did not return all unspent funds to the government coffers.
The amount was 300 million Naira, which was allegedly distributed among the Minister, her minister of state and top civil servants on the Senate and House Health Committee she chairs.
The Minister and her deputy were forced to resign after returning their share of the money; they were later arrested and posted bail.
Iyabo Obasanjo refused to return her portion of this money, 10 million naira.
She claimed that the nine members of her committee "lobbied" for funds from the ministry they oversaw.
She maintained this money was spent on a conference on capacity building some members of the health committee attended in Ghana.
She has so far refused to appear before the EFCC.
Although summoned, along with the minister and other civil servants, she refused to appear in court.
A week later a high drama ensued when officials of the EFCC tried to arrest her at her home in the Maitama district of Abuja city, after several simultaneous stake outs by law enforcement officials that had her jumping over her fence to evade arrest by Nigerian law enforcement officers.
In 2009 the case was thrown out of the High Court in Abuja as having no merit.
Obasanjo described the allegation as "blackmail", and said she was being targeted because she was the daughter of the former president.
She ran for re-election April 2011 on the PDP platform, but was defeated by Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN),
who gained 102,389 votes to Obasanjo Bello's 56,312.
She lost her seat during the National Assembly Elections on 9 April 2011.
she was a Fellow and for 2013 a Senior Fellow at Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative.
She is currently an assistant professor at the College of William & Mary Department of Health Sciences.
Her political reign finally came to a halt in 2015 when she was ‘crushed’ by Senator Gbenga Obadara who snatched the Ogun Central Senatorial district from her.
In 2018, a letter sent by Iyabo Obasanjo to her father in 2013 resurfaced after a statement sent by her father to the present president of Nigeria and she blamed it on the supporters of the present administration.
She also said the present administration should heed her fathers advice and not run for Election.
