Embattled former Deputy Governor of Osun
State, Senator Iyiola Omisore , has denounced
the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP , in the state , Soji Adagunodo , for leading
a delegation of party chieftains to beg the
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ojaja III)
on his behalf .
Adagunodo last Wednesday led some PDP
leaders to the palace of the Ooni to beg him to
forgive Omisore for failing to pay homage
since his enthronement last December.
Reacting to the visit , a close ally of the
detained politician , who doubles as Publicity
Secretary of the PDP in the state , Mr . Diran
Odeyemi , said described the action of
Adagunodo as tantamount to mockery and
pretense .
Odeyemi , who made this known in a statement
on Sunday, said that “When EFCC came after
Omisore , it is logical to assume that
Adagunodo group will be happy that their
‘enemy ’ is now out of the scene and away
from their sight .
“ It is also likely that the open display of
sympathy and latter-day affection may not be
genuine . How can we explain the sudden love
for a man you so much hate while in freedom ?
Their actions and utterances may be ‘Oju
aye’ (eye service.)” .
The statement added that, “In their attempt to
register the group as supportive of the man
they despise, they started crying more than
the bereaved , running around to nowhere and
with no justifiable reasons for their actions
and utterances.
“ In Omisore ’s case , they cannot be a good
advocate to defend his course . It is bias and
double standard . For Adagunodo , it is a
dangerous game. Head or tail , his intention
can never stand the test of absolute sincerity .
“ Why going from pillar to post over a sensitive
matter still under investigation? You can only
plead when confronted with evidences of guilt
not prior . This is why Adagunodo ’s plea to the
Ooni of Ife on behalf of Omisore is a strange
strategy that can be viewed as a further
attempt to nail Omisore by his enemy posing
as his friend.
“ One may also be right if you call it a ‘back
door political coup ’ to dent Omisore’ s image .
It is a mockery visit for a bad mission under
pretense ” .
Odeyemi noted that although the Ooni did not
give the PDP chairman and his followers the
normal respect he always accords his valued
guests , he stated that the monarch used the
opportunity to further vent his anger on
Omisore .
“ Oba Ogunwusi was presented a veritable
opportunity to stylishly vent out his subtle
anger on Omisore. Kabiyesi in his wisdom
complained of not being visited by Omisore .
His prayer for Omisore is loaded and more or
less sounded neutrality in his matter . It is
normal and expected. Kabiyesi scored a good
goal from a loose ball passed to him by
Adagunodo ’s group ”, the Osun PDP
spokesman added .
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