Iyabo said I was going to die in office – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that his eldest daughter, Iyabo, told him he was going to die in office.
The former President also said his daughter said if that should happen, she would not weep for him.
The former President said he, nevertheless, replied his daughter that such would not mean anything to him since he would not be there to appreciate it.
Obasanjo, who said this in his controversial book, MY WATCH, said that was Iyabo’s submission when he informed her and three of his other children about his desire to contest the 1999 Presidential election.
The meeting with the four children, which he said came after he had consulted almost all those that mattered before joining the presidential race, was held in New York.
He said it was ironic that Iyabo became a senator during his tenure.
Meanwhile, before being elected a senator, Iyabo was appointed a commissioner by Otunba Gbenga Daniel, while he was serving as governor of Ogun State.
Obasanjo said, “My mind was almost made up (to vie for the position of President) but I had to consult with my children. I got four of them together in New York.
“I told them I was going to decide whether to go into politics or not. Iyabo was the most antagonistic.
“She burst out loudly, ‘I know you will join and you will die there and if you die, I will not weep.’
“I told her ‘if I die and you weep, it is for yourself and others, not for me as I will not know you are weeping.’
“It is ironic that within 10 years, Iyabo became a Senator and I completed two terms of eight years without a scratch.”