Iyabo Obasanjo Registers As APC Member In Ogun

Iyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly completed her registration as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State.

The development was confirmed to Punch on Wednesday by a former chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government and a close political ally of the Obasanjo family, Hon. Biodun Ajayi.

“I can confirm to you that Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, on Tuesday at Ibogun Ward 11 of Ifo Local Government, completed her online registration as a member of our great party, the All Progressives Congress,” Ajayi said.

A former House of Representatives member from the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also confirmed the registration, describing Ajayi’s account as accurate.

The APC’s Director of Publicity, Mr Femi Nuberu, neither denied nor confirmed the registration. Nuberu emphasised that the ongoing membership registration is open to every Nigerian aged 18 and above.

The party’s position suggests that Obasanjo’s enrolment, if confirmed, fits within the broad sweep of the APC’s renewed membership drive ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Iyabo Obasanjo is an Associate Professor of Public Health at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She has previously held political offices, including Commissioner for Health in Ogun State (2003–2007) and Senator representing Ogun Central (2007–2011).

Her political profile has remained a subject of public interest, especially after campaign billboards bearing her name surfaced in Abeokuta late last year, stoking speculation about a possible return to active politics.

The billboards carried the message, “In Ogun State, we know ourselves. Sen (Prof) Iyabo Obasanjo. Omo wa ni, eniyan wa ni, ara wa ni.”

A source close to the former senator, who asked to remain anonymous, said the decision reflects her independent political thinking, not loyalty to any one party.

Obasanjo has previously acknowledged the billboard campaigns, insisting they were erected by enthusiastic supporters, not by herself.

Speaking to Remo TV during the 70th birthday celebration of Chief Mrs Gloria Shoda, former National President of the National Council of Women Societies, she said, “There are some people who have worked with me in the past. They came together and said, ‘This is who we like.’ I told them to stop it, that I am living a good life. I live in the US, I teach at the university, and I am fine.”

She added that, after some persuasion, she allowed the billboards to remain as a gesture of goodwill.

Shoda said, “Nobody can say I am actively campaigning for anything, but I have given these people the go‑ahead.”

Obasanjo also reflected on why her supporters continue to urge her to return to politics.

“If you do good, people will come back,” she said, adding that any future political decision ultimately rests with God and her supporters.