Obasanjo, Gowon, Ooni join First Lady at 2025 Christmas Carols
After several years of absence at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, former President Olusegun Obasanjo made a shocking appearance at the 2025 Christmas Carol hosted by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu at the Conference Hall of State House on Friday evening.
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Obasanjo not only attended the Christmas Carol, but also read the Second Lesson which was taken from Genesis Chapter 22, while the former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon read the First Lesson from Genesis chapter 3.
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi, who brought together some of the past leaders and other political heavy weight read the Ninth Lesson taken from John 1:1–14, affirming the Word made flesh.
Other readers at the Carol of Nine Lessons were President of the Senate, represented by the Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume, President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem, Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa and the governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun.
