Free Press

"Obasanjo has 18 wives" reports the Free Press in a front -page story. The Paper says rumour is circulating in talk shops all over Nigeria that General Olusegun Obasango Nigeria's president elect is faced with the dilemma of choosing a first lady among his 18 wives. The report asserts that Stella Obasanjo, with whom he has a 21 year old son, is rumored to be his most favourite wife and likely to be selected for the position. The story says the President elect's marriage with his first wife, Mrs. Caroline Aderemi Obasanjo fell on the rocks when he started having extra marital relationships. They married in the early sixties but the sour development robs Caroline of the exalted office. The Free Press also carried a middle page story on the Ablekuma Central Constituency by-elections slated for March 26. The paper reports of the parties involved playing on the Muslim dominance of the area by selecting candidates of the Islamic faith in hope of winning their votes. The Free Press says aside the NPP all other candidates being presented are Muslims. However, the paper, still feels the NPP candidate, with his previous achievements as an Assemblyman of Laterbiokoshie has an edge over the others. GRi