Seven Years After Crashed Marriage, Obasanjo’s  Son Pens Love Note to Adebutu’s Daughter

It was Ray Davies, an English musician, who gifted the world these immortal lyrics while paying homage to love: “The fights, the bruises, the bites. That’s the way true love grows.”

But if there is any tale of love that seems to illustrate Davies’ conviction, it is that of Temitope Adebutu, the daughter of billionaire businessman, Chief Kessington Adebutu, and her estranged husband, Olujonwo Obasanjo, son of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.

Seven years ago, their unscripted love story, with all its love twists, had been on the lips of many of their family members and fans; and also fed newshounds with rich content to entertain their readers.

It all began when the two prominent families met in 2017 to pick a date for the holy solemnisation of their children. As soon as the news of their planned wedding broke, there was a frenzy of sorts among their families and friends. Even so, there were frenetic preparations by the diverse vendors engaged to make the day most memorable.

While the plans were afoot for the wedding scheduled to hold at the upscale Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos, Olujonwo’s mother, Mrs. Taiwo Obasanjo, for a reason best known to her, had dropped a bombshell, insisting the wedding must be put off.

It was obvious she meant every word of her statement, as she revealed in various interviews granted to some sections of the media. Interestingly, one thing that ran like a thread in all her interviews was that the words had been communicated to her from the spirit realm and she couldn’t play deaf to the warning.

She claimed to have received a warning against her son having a big wedding and that if he wanted to throw an elaborate wedding at all, it must be done after his 34th birthday in June 2017.

Not one to take chances, she had also employed legal means to stop the love-struck duo from going ahead with the planned wedding, while also taking on her husband and the Adebutus.

Though many disapproved of her actions, some others saw reason with her. In the end, the wedding was held, with pomp and ceremony and it remained the talk of town for a while.

But typical of the Yoruba saying that joy has a slender body, Olujonwo shocked his fans beyond their wits, when he disclosed that he was no longer interested in the marriage, and subsequently dragged Temitope before the Ogun State Judicial Service Commission and the Magistrate Court in Lagos Island over allegations of domestic violence against him.

It was alleged that trouble began to rear its ugly head immediately after the wedding when Olujonwo began to treat his wife with hostility.

Temitope had also stated that she was subjected to the most unimaginable trauma worsened by the discomfort of living in his bedroom at his father’s house, with an unfulfilled promise to move into their matrimonial home after renovation.

Owing to their unresolved differences, the marriage crashed! Thereafter, both Temitope and Olujonwo went their separate ways and literally picked up the pieces of their individual life, with total resignation to fate.

But a few days ago, there was an indication that the estranged couple was ready to erase the bitterness in their hearts against each other and give love another chance.

As proof of this renewed love, Olujonwo has suddenly proved to all that he has been worshipping at the temple of Venus,  the Greek god of love, so much so that he knows the spirit and letter of love this much.

He recently penned a romantic letter to his wife begging for reconciliation, amidst the legal procedure to end their union.

In the letter,  he offered his most sincere apologies, asking for her forgiveness and also pleaded for her hand in the renewed commitment to their union.

“Together, let us move forward with love, understanding, and a renewed sense of purpose and belief in God to continue to guide and lead us through as we move forward in our renewed relationship. With all my heart and so help me God,” he wrote.

But what one is not sure is if Temitope is ready to go back to his arms.