“My Best Friend of 22 Years” Governor Fashola & his Wife Abimbola All Loved Up in New Photos! Plus Their Sweet Story

Lagos Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola‘s wife Emmanuella Abimbola Fashola celebrated her birthday two days ago and they released these cute photos to mark the occasion.

But you know what’s even more adorable? The story of how they met! Fashola’s dad was the matchmaker.

Here’s an excerpt from City People,

“I met my husband at age 27. That was at my best friend’s engagement then. I was serving and making sure everyone was okay and well taken care of, attending to people and all that. And then his father saw me and then said ‘I have a son and I will like you to meet my son.’ So I said no problem sir. He said ‘good, my son will soon come in.’

“When he came, we introduced ourselves. We met. We exchanged our numbers and that was it. We took it off from there. He was cool, he looked cool-headed. He was friendly. He had no airs about him. He was a simple fellow. He was already working then as a lawyer.

“He was at Sofunde, Belgore & Co. He clicked with my sisters too. He was always going to parties with them. He was bubbling with them. I didn’t use to go to parties with them. Since my sisters accepted him, I had no choice but to accept him,” she said.

The couple got married at a Catholic church as she’s Christian. Even after 22 years of marriage they still practice their different religions, and their children practice both,

“But ever since then my husband has practiced his religion and I have practiced mine. There is no trouble whatsoever. My husband has his own part of the house where he prays, I have my own altar there with my crucifix and my rosary and everything and everyone is minding their own business. When its time for family prayer, we pray. I pray mine to the name of Jesus Christ while he prays in Allah’s name & the children understand all that. My children are baptized and they go to church. When he wants them to go to mosque with him they go to the mosque with him.”

Here’s the governor’s birthday message for his wife of 22 years,

Photo Credit: Lukesh Photography