November 14, (THEWILL) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday joined the rest of the world to celebrate the 2021 World Diabetes Day.
Hundreds of visitors and residents around the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library  (OOPL) visited the marque open ground section of the complex to check their diabetes status among other medical checks.
The exercise, organized by the Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation, also witnessed an appreciable presence of policemen and women and journalists who also took time out to have their diabetic status, blood sugar level, and blood pressure checked.
Wife of the former president, Mrs Bola Obasanjo, and Prince Gboyega Isiaka, the Chairman of Ogun Free Trade Zone (OGUN GUADONG), were among the dignitaries that graced the ceremony.
The event also witnessed a novelty football match featuring former Green/Super Eagles players, including Segun Odegbami, Mutiu Adepoju, Godwin Opara, Felix Owolabi, and Ike Sorunmu.
Mrs Obasanjo appreciated her husband for supporting the global celebration of the disease, as she urged all to follow all necessary guidelines to reduce the scourge among patients.
Obasanjo, who was unavoidably absent due to his assignment as special representative appointed by the African Union to the Horn of Africa, has been a diabetic patient for the last 40 years.
“But, my husband has been following the dos and don’ts to beat the crisis arising from having the disease religiously. If we can follow the guidelines, including taking the drugs and exercise regularly and as at when due, we can reduce if not eliminate it,” she noted.
