Drama as Obasanjo, daughter trade banter at public forum.
The mild drama unfolded at the main auditorium of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State, venue of the Ajibosin Platform, an annual symposium […] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his lookalike daughter, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, turned a public symposium into a comedy arena of sort on Friday evening as they exchanged playful banter.
Iyabo, a former commissioner for health and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Ogun Central Senatorial District election, was one of the panellists at the event, where discussions centred on the theme: “Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Solve Grassroots Problems and Accelerate National Development.” When the moderator, Prof.
Yemi Oke, SAN, gave Iyabo the floor to share her thoughts on the theme, the former senator began by acknowledging the dignitaries present, including the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Saka Matemilola; the two-time Minister of Industry, Mrs Onipeko Akande; and her father, who is also the Balogun of Owu Kingdom.
Iyabo concluded her brief salutations by acknowledging former President Obasanjo, “who I don’t know.” Her remark immediately threw the audience into laughter. Shortly afterwards, Obasanjo grabbed the microphone to contribute to the discussion on the day’s theme, but his first move was to take a playful swipe at his daughter. The former president, who admitted that he knew little about artificial intelligence (AI), warned that anything beyond one’s control could be abused. “Anything that is not in your control can be abused against you,” he said.
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