‘My Husband Has Another Family in Magodo?’ — Abimbola Fashola Breaks Silence on Marriage Rumours

In a rare and candid sit-down, Abimbola Fashola, the former First Lady of Lagos State, has revealed how she navigated the “political landmines” of scandalous rumours during her husband’s tenure as Governor.

Appearing on the Morayo Afolabi Show, the elegant matriarch shared a specific instance where gossip merchants tried to rock her boat with claims that her husband, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), was living a double life.

According to Mrs. Fashola, the rumour mill was so loud that it reached her through her own sisters. The claim? That the Governor had a second family tucked away in the upscale Magodo area of Lagos and was visiting them daily.

Instead of a fiery confrontation or a public meltdown, Abimbola took the “Holy Spirit and Chill” approach.

“I said, ‘Ah, my husband. Okay, not to worry,’ because of the relationship we share… there’s nothing we don’t say to one another,” she explained.

Mrs. Fashola recounted how she calmly brought the matter to her husband’s attention, asking him directly about his “daily trips” to Magodo. The former Governor’s reaction was one of pure bewilderment.

“He said, ‘Magodo? How many times have I been to Magodo? Maybe during the campaign,’” she recalled. For her, his genuine confusion was all the proof she needed that the story was nothing more than political fiction.

The former First Lady also used the opportunity to humanize the man often seen as a stern, unflappable technocrat. Addressing the public perception that Fashola never loses his cool, she laughed it off as a myth.

“That idea that he never gets angry is a lie,” she confessed. While he remains composed under pressure, she reminded viewers that “he is human” and gets angry just like anyone else when the situation calls for it.

For Abimbola Fashola, the secret to surviving the high-pressure world of Nigerian politics wasn’t secret service protection—it was open communication and a very strong prayer life.