Vice President Osinbajo's Mother Reveals How She Still Disciplines Him

 

Olubisi Osinbajo, the mother of the Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, who is about 87 years old talks about the kind of relationship she has with her vice president. She was an accomplished teacher before she retired to enable her pay full attention to raising her. Her husband, Engr. Opeoluwa Osinbajo advised her to resign in order to do so effectively. And very clearly, she has done a great job with her children. Her first child, VP Yemi Osinbajo’s elder brother, Femi Osinbajo, read Politics and Economics at the University of Ife (now 0bafemi Awolowo University), he was born on July 29, 1955. Professor Yemi Osinbajo followed, he was born on March 8, 1957. Akin Osinbajo, who was also a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ogun State came in 1960 while Tunde Osinbajo followed in 1962. Tolu Osinbajo, now Mrs. Okulaja, the only girl, (she also read Law) was born in 1970.

87-years-old mum, Olubisi Osinbajo has disclosed that she still scolds and disciplines Vice president Osinbajo.

Recalling how she felt when vice president Yemi Osinbajo signified his intentions to go into politics, she said,

“We don’t like politics. My husband and I also told our children not to partake in politics. However, Femi was once a councilor. But he later resigned and returned home. He said he could not cope with them. When we heard of Yemi’s own, we knew that it was God that put him there. Since then, we have been praying; I cannot rest again. I pray for him every minute; even when I see him on TV. I always tell God to take care of him. He is a man of God and he always advises me that I shouldn’t be worried; rather, I should pray. Whenever you pray for your children, God answers.”

The mother of the vice president opened up that she has to endure the myriads of insults hurled at her son and the government by Nigerians who feel increasingly displeased and unhappy with the government over its inability to deliver on its promises to Nigerians at the time they were coming in. How does he feel when shears people speak ill of her son or criticize the government? “I do not feel anyhow. I only pray for him and I know that he is doing his best. I know that it is God that put them there, and He has established them. When you put things in God’s hands, you are sure that everything would be alright.”

Does she still scold him once in a while? Yes, I do, and on occasions like that, he calls me ‘Mummysco’. It doesn’t matter how big they are now, they are still my children.”