My Father Flew Obasanjo for Eight Years After Flying Adenuga – Mr Eazi

Afrobeats singer Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, has revealed that his father, Captain Alexander Olukayode Ajibade, served as a private pilot to former President Olusegun Obasanjo during his tenure as president of Nigeria.

Mr Eazi disclosed in a now-trending interview video obtained by TVC News Online on Thursday.

According to the singer, his father was later employed by the then-president after previously serving as a private pilot to business tech billionaire Mike Adenuga.

He said, “My dad is a pilot, so you know, he just retired in November. But just seeing him fly around, I think that kind of made me want that freedom. I wanted a life where I could also just fly around.

“He was the pilot in the military, and when he retired, he then started to fly for, like, Adenuga. That’s one of the richest men in Nigeria. He had an oil company, and my dad would fly the choppers to the oil rigs and back. And after Adenuga, then Obasanjo became President, my dad was flying Obasanjo for like eight years.”

He also revealed how he often visits the former president’s farm in Otta, Ogun State, noting that Obasanjo gifts him fish ahead of his resumption to school.

However, the singer, in a light-hearted tone, said that he prefers monetary gifts to fish, given Obasanjo’s status as the then-president of Nigeria.

Mr Eazi added, “So I would then go to the farm while Obasanjo was the President, and I would see my President, and I remember when I’d be going to school, he’d give me big fish or chicken. I’m like, “Fam, you’re the President, give me money! I’m fine, man, I’ll eat later.” Yeah, but we’ll go to Ota Farm, and it’s like, “Oh yeah, you’re going back to school, take this big fish,” like a giant fish. Like, come on, man, what?”