Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
Natasha Osawaru, the fiancée of the renowned Nigerian artiste, Innocent Idibia also known as 2face, has said Idibia is now her maiden name.
She declared this during a plenary session at the Edo state House of Assembly when she introduced herself.
“My name is Honourable Natasha Irobosa Osawaru, née Idibia,” she said in a video before getting into her speech during the state assembly plenary.
Introducing herself as Idibia sparked immediate laughter among her colleagues as she took the floor.
The amusement stemmed from her well-known connection to Nigerian music icon 2Baba Idibia, whose real name is Innocent Ujah Idibia.
Osawaru is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a lawmaker currently representing the Egor constituency in the Edo State House of Assembly.
On Monday, she was removed as the Minority Leader of the state house of assembly.
Her removal follows a shift in the party’s majority status after four PDP lawmakers decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC), giving the latter majority control.
The lawmaker was removed alongside Charity Aiguobarueghian, the former Majority Leadeer, and Yekini Idaiye, who served as Chief Whip of the house.
Truth Live News Media reports that Natasha has been in the spotlight since 2Baba announced his split from Annie Idibia in January and confirmed his relationship with the lawmaker, who happens to be the grand daughter of Gabriel Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin.
In February, the ‘African Queen’ crooner proposed to her while insisting their relationship had nothing to do with his separation from Annie.