The Secret Bone in Gbenga Ashafa’s Back

  •  •Why Lagos politician and socialite plans big for wife, Folasade’s 60th birthday

There is harmony in the heart of Folasade Ashafa; bliss activates and runs her soul amok as sweet nectar intoxicates the two-tailed pasha. The beautiful wife of Lagos politician and veteran socialite, Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa, will clock 60 in a few weeks. To this end, her husband is planning a grand birthday soiree in her honour. Lagos will list the day Ashafa fetes his wife no doubt. The coastal city will burst at the seams with pomp and elegance as friends and family of the Ashafas troop out to celebrate one of their own.

It promises to be celebration galore in the home of the popular Lagos politician, as he is eager to leave no stone unturned to celebrate his wife of 38 years. Enthusing about the forthcoming celebration, Folasade relived how she met her husband. “I met my husband in far away America over 38 years ago. He had finished schooling and I was almost rounding off my course. We got married when he was 24 years and I was 22 years old,” she said. Ever since, Folasade has been a pillar of support to her husband, Ashafa. The latter gleefully tells every listening ear that she has been instrumental to the success of his noble exploits. About the date and venue ? Please stay glued to this page.

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