Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has described his wife,Mrs Toyin Saraki as an exceptional partner and mother of his children.
The former governor of Kwara State in his congratulatory message to his wife on the occasion of her birth anniversary said he was fortunate to have her as the mother of hus children.
“To my darling wife Toyin, thank you for being an amazing wife and an exceptional mother to our four wonderful children. We are fortunate and blessed to have you in our lives.
“As we join our family and friends to celebrate your life, my love, I wish you many more years filled with adventure, success, and abundant happiness. Happy birthday, Darling.” Saraki said
Toyin Saraki was born into the Ojora and Adele royal families of Lagos, Nigeria, as the daughter of the Yoruba aristocrat Oloye Adekunle Ojora, the Otunba of Lagos, and granddaughter of Omoba Abdulaziz Ojora, the Olori Omo-Oba of Lagos.
On her maternal side, she is the daughter of the Erelu Oodua, Iyaloye Ojuolape Ojora (nee Akinfe), and granddaughter of Iyaloye Sabainah Akinkugbe, who was also herself a chieftess. The Akinfes are a titled family of industrialists from Ondo State.
She had her elementary education at St Saviour’s School, Ikoyi, Lagos, and Holy Child College Lagos, after which she went to the United Kingdom and attended Roedean School, Brighton.
She achieved her L.L.B degree in Law from the London School of Oriental and African Studies and her L.L.M in International Economic Law from King’s College London, both of the University of London. She returned to Nigeria and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1989.