Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello

Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (born April 27, 1967) is a Nigerian Senator who represents Ogun Central Senatorial District of Ogun State.^[1] Obasanjo-Bello is the daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Oluremi Obasanjo.^[2]

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Education

Obasanjo-Bello attended Corona School in Victoria Island, Lagos, Capital School in Kaduna, and Queen's College in Lagos. She obtained a degree in veterinary medicine from the University of Ibadan in Ibadan in 1988, a masters' degree in epidemiology from University of California, Davis in Davis, California, United States in 1990, and a PhD in the same subject from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, US in 1994.^[3]

Political career

Before her senatorial election, Obasanjo-Bello was Ogun State Commissioner for Health.^[1]

Abia State indictment

Prior to the April 2007 general election, the government of Abia State indicted numerous current and former public officials, including Obasanjo-Bello, on corruption and other charges; in December 2007 a Federal High Court in Umuahia nullified the indictments on the grounds they were not filed in accordance with Section 36 of the 1999 Constitution.^{[4] [5]}

Senate career

Obasanjo-Bello was elected to the Senate on April 28, 2007 on a People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform; her Action Congress (AC) opponent Remilekun Bakare challenged this outcome, but the Ogun State Election Petition Tribunal upheld her victory.^[6]

She is the Chairman of the Senate's Health Committee, and a member of the Security & Intelligence, Land Transport, Science & Technology, Education, National Planning, and Inter-Parliamentary Committees.^[1]

EFCC investigation

In December 2007, Obasanjo-Bello came under investigation by Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) due to a dispute between her and Austrian firm M. Schneider GMBH and Co.^[7] The corporation claims that Obasanjo-Bello used the alias "Damilola Akinlawon" to sign a contract regarding the financing of a company; this newly-formed company was used to bid on ₦3.5 billion worth of energy-related contracts offered by her father's government.^{[8] [9]} (Akinlawon is Oluremi Obasanjo's maiden name).^[2]

Obasanjo-Bello described the allegation as "blackmail", and said she was being targeted because she was the daughter of the former President.^[10]

Works

• Olowonyo, MT; MA Adekanmbi and Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (2004). "Findings on the Use of Antenatal Facilities in Ogun State". Nigerian Medical Practitioner 45 (5): 68-71. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
• Olowonyo, MT; S Oshin and Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello (2006). "Some factors associated with low birthweight in Ogun State, Nigeria". Nigerian Medical Practitioner 49 (6): 154-157. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.

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