BY: SUNDAY ADEBAYO
Chief (Mrs.) Kemi Nelson, the South West Women Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) and one of the heartbeats of social life in Lagos metropolis is 65 today, Tuesday, February 9, 2021.
That, you will say is a piece of good news but the toast of social parties in Lagos metropolis is not throwing any big party to mark her diamond jubilee.
After the ageless socialite cum politician has been unjustifiably relieved of her appointment at the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund-NSTIF, many people have been wondering what her next move is as she has since preferred a low key lifestyle. This her quiet mien must have informed the unfounded rumors which busybodies have been peddling about her personal life. As of the time of this publication, the woman of means, timber, and caliber is doing great as she is going to be having a zoom meeting commemorating her birthday, thanking God for a great and fruitful 65 years on planet earth.
A reliable source hinted that people have been spreading a false rumor about her just because she has reduced her party attendance, but we gathered further that most of the unfounded rumors are baseless and nothing to consider giving ears to.
KEMI NELSON IN CELEBRATION MOOD
It would be recalled that in her recent interview with a magazine Chief Mrs. Kemi Nelson admitted that she is getting tired of attending every party as she has made her mark in the social scene over the years and she now has more important things to consider but not partying.
SOCIETY REPORTERS gathered reliably that friends and well-wishers are expected at the zoom thanksgiving, and they have been informed through SMS.
Chief (Mrs.) Nelson was born in Lagos 65 years ago to a Lagos born mother and Ijebu father. She had her secondary school education at Anglican Girls Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode, and her tertiary education at the University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, where she trained as a nurse and midwife.
She later attended Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, where she had a diploma in Law and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.
Her work career started with UCH, Ibadan, as a nurse and midwife. Upon her graduation, she left UCH, Ibadan to become the medical representative of Beecham Ltd, in Lagos. She later opened the first business center on Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos.
Her foray into politics started in the 80s during General Babangida’s regime when she joined the defunct National Republican Convention (NRC). She was NRC senatorial candidate for Lagos West Senatorial district in 1992 and was defeated by Bola Ahmed Tinubu in that year’s National Assembly election.
Again, during Abacha’s regime, she was a member of UNCP, the political platform she contested for Ikeja Federal Constituent in 1998 and won before the death of Abacha truncated her dream of becoming a member of House Representatives.
In 1999, she joined the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and later became a member of Bola Tinubu’s cabinet first as Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Job Creation and later Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, the position she held till 2003.
Today, aside from being the Women Leader, South West, and Lagos State for All Progressives Congress (APC), she is one of the deciding factors in Ikeja politics.
Chief (Mrs.) Kemi Nelson is married to Mr. Adeyemi Nelson, a retired director of the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs. Their love affair started during their secondary school days when she was just in form two at Anglican Girls Grammar School, Ijebu-Ode and Adeyemi was in form four at Birch Freeman High School, Surulere, Lagos. They got married in 1987 and had three children two of whom are already parents themselves.
Chief (Mrs.) Kemi Nelson is well known in the social circle for her low cut hairstyle, her unique head-gear, and her dancing prowess.
BY: SUNDAY ADEBAYO