Dr Reuben Abati’s Marriage Crumbles !!! *** Abandons Wife, Four Children *** Marries New Wife In Abuja

Dr Reuben Abati

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Reuben Abati is definitely one of the best writers, critics, social commentators and journalists Nigeria has produced.

A first class honours graduate of Theatre Arts from the University of Calabar where he won the Vice Chancellor’s prize in 1985 for the best overall graduating student. He also achieved the enviable feat of completing his Ph.D at the age of 24, specializing in Dramatic Literature, Theory and Criticism.

Apart from the aforementioned, Abati studied journalism at College of Journalism, University of Maryland, U.S.A and earned an a degree in Law from Lagos State University.

Dr. Reuben Abati who once lectured at the department  of English of Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) before taking up the job as Adviser to President to President Jonathan Goodluck  was the Chairman Editorial Board of the Guardian Newspapers.

Omolara

But despite these academic and professional excellence , yemojanews.com can reveal that Dr Reuben Abati has failed to manage his home. Infact, the 47 year old Ogun State indigene has destroyed his matrimonial home because a lady he met in less than two years ‘turned his head’.

A very reliable source informed us that Dr. Reuben Abati has practically abandoned his wife, Iyabo Abati and now lives a news life with one Omolara in Abuja. We also learnt that Omolara bore a child (a boy) for Abati in August 2011.

Our source informed us that it has gotten so bad that Dr. Abati doesn’t even visit his children anymore, except when he has official duties in Lagos where he just breezes in and out, and quickly runs into the arms of his new found love, Omolara in his Abuja home.

A reliable source who was very shocked and disappointed in Dr. Abati’s actions narrated the full story to yemoanews.com.

“Omolara is a town girl. She was living abroad before, I think in Sweden, but comes home once in a while. She already has a child for a Swedish man and has dated several men in Lagos. So, one day, she went to meet the publisher of Global Excellence Magazine, Mayor Akinpelu, that she wants to do a television programme. She pleaded that Mayor should link her up with people that can make the TV Programme come true. Mayor then took her to Dr. Reuben Abati to help her”, our sources recounted.

The source said after Abati met Omolara, he later confided in Mayor Akinpelu that he liked the lady and would like to date her.

“Mayor told Abati to feel free to express his feelings to lady, but warned Abati not to stay too long on the ‘job’. Abati agreed and after few months, Omolara got pregnant”, the source said.

We learnt that Dr. Reuben Abati made sure his wife did not know what was going on, and when some of his friends asked him about what he has gotten himself into, he reportedly replied that it was none of their business.

Yemojanews.com gathered that Omolara was already heavy with the pregnancy when Dr. Abati got the appointment as President Jonathan’s spokesperson, and in August last year, Omolara delivered a baby boy for Abati.

“They did the naming ceremony secretly and now, Omolara, the baby and Omolara’s mother live with Abati in Abuja, while the wife who suffered with him when he was still struggling to find his feet has been abandoned with four children. That is the story”, our source concluded.

Meanwhile, we learnt that Abati recently had a low-key traditional marriage with Omolara in order to seal  their union.