Ajoke Muhammed
Ajoke Muhammed | |
|---|---|
Esther Oluremi Obasanjo | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1941 British Nigeria (now in Kano State , Nigeria) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 6, including Aisha |
| Relatives | Ireti Kingibe (sister) |
Hafsatu Ajoke Muhammed (born 23 May 1941) is a Nigerian conservationist and the fourth First Lady of Nigeria. She is the widow of General Murtala Muhammed who was Nigerian Head of State from 29 July 1975 to 13 February 1976.[1]
Biography
She was born on 23 May 1941 in
She trained as a dental therapist but developed an interest in plants.[2] She set up the Murtala Muhammed Memorial Botanical Garden, a 30-hectare garden along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos in 1991.[4][5] She also owns a 20-hectare garden in Abuja named Sarius Palmetum and Botanic Garden.[4][6]
She has 5 living children and launched the Murtala Muhammed Foundation in memory of her husband alongside his family.[7]
References
- AllAfrica.com. Archived from the originalon 23 April 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Ajoke Muhammed: A consequential matriarch at 80". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- Nigerian Entertainment Today. Archivedfrom the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "One woman's mission to save Nigeria's palms". BBC News. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ISBN 978-978-33666-0-2.
- ^ "Murtala Muhammed children extol mother's virtues during 80th birthday celebration". Vanguard News. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-87586-710-6.
