Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, had proud father moment, when he decorated his son, Adeboye Obasanjo, as brigadier-general in the Nigerian Army, following his recent promotion in the military.
Obasanjo, a former army general and former commander-in-chief of the armed forces, was accorded the privilege by military authorities to decorate his son with his new position at the Nigerian Engineering Corp, Bonny Camp, Lagos.
The former president was accompanied to the even by the Towulade of Akinale Kingdom of Egbaland, Oba Olufemi Ogunleye.
The decorated Adeboye Obasanjo rose to the rank of a brigadier-general last December. He holds two master’s degrees and other professional qualifications. He passed through the military mills both in Nigeria, and in various foreign formations.