词条 | Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo |
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| name = Major Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Mojisola Adekunle | birth_date = 10 August 1944 | birth_place = |spouse = Olusegun Obasanjo |children = Adetokunbo Abesanwa, Kofo Obasanjo and 2 others | death_date = June 4, 2009 | death_place = Lagos | nationality = Nigerian | known_for = Politics | occupation = Military Officer | title = Major }}Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo (10 August 1944 – June 4, 2009) was a retired Major of 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] 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's residence in Ikoyi Lagos after a brief illness[3] She was survived by four (4) children and numerous grandchildren. Political CareerMojisola 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 defected[6]. References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2004/apr/03/0041.html|title=We’ll mobilise the masses, says Moji Obasanjo!|author=Celestine Okafor|publisher=Vanguard media|date=April 3, 2004|accessdate=April 22, 2014}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/women-politics-challenges-rwandan-example/|title=Women in Politics: Challenges, and the Rwandan Example|publisher=Newswatch Times|author=James Ezema|accessdate=April 22, 2015}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://leadership.ng/news/415316/female-presidential-candidates-how-far-can-they-go!|title=Female Presidential Candidates: How Far can They Go?|author=Godwin Mbachu|accessdate=April 22, 2015|date=March 5, 2015|publisher=Leadership News}} 4. ^{{cite web |last1=All Africa |title=Nigeria: Moji Obasanjo Dies at 65 |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200906080214.html |website=AllAfrica}} 5. ^{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=K.R |title=Studies in World Affairs, Vol. 1 |date=2005 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd. |location=India |isbn=9788126904952 |page=116 |edition=1}} 6. ^{{cite web |last1=Sahara Reporters |title=Major Moji Obasanjo is Dead!-PM News, Lagos |url=http://saharareporters.com/2009/06/04/major-moji-obasanjo-dead-pm-news-lagos |website=Sahara Reporters |accessdate=11 March 2019}} External links
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