Inside Details Of Fashola’s Wife, Abimbola’s Disappearance From Public Space

The darling of the Lagos social scene Abimbola Fashola is nowhere to be seen.

The former first lady was a popular face during her husband’s reign of eight years as governor of Lagos state.

To her credit, Abimbola was not just popular; she was very much loved – especially by the community of entertainers.

Checks revealed that the former first supported quite a lot of people in official and private capacities.

She is believed to have forged a legacy that requires just the minimum of “public relations” to sustain her rating.

But alas Abimbola is nowhere to be found.

Even with her husband decorated with the title of super-minister in charge of critical ministries of power, housing and works the friend of many remains “off the scene”.

Insiders, however, claim the development “strategic”.

Those who should know disclose to societynow.ng that the decision for Abimbola to stay off the public radar was taken during the messy fight between Fashola and his successor, Akinwunmi Ambode.

“Initially, she was advised to maintain a low profile in order not to attract attention and get caught in the flake but along the line, the advice extended to staying quiet to avoid being seen as competing or trying to overshadow Ambode’s wife Bolanle” an insider provided.

Ambode’s administration all-out action to nail Fashola provided an indication of what it is capable of doing to those perceived as “opposition”.

And the incumbent governor of Lagos state is said to especially care for his wife as defined by the alleged handling of state house pastor who allegedly disrespected the first lady.

Some are however of the opinjon that Abimbola’s reduced appearance on the social scene also has to do with challenges facing her husband in performance as “super minister”.

“So that enemies would not use her social engagements to hit at her husband…you know how dirty politics can get” a source claim.

There is also a third version of reasons for the former first lady’s disappearance from the public space.

There is the claim that a certain happenstance during Fashola’s reign as Lagos Governor so hit the wife that things became unusual at the…