BEVERLY HILLS, July 11, (THEWILL) – Erstwhile Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has distanced himself from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, emissaries led by the Chairman of the party in Osun State, Mr. Soji Adagunodo to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
Adagunodo had led some members of the party to the palace of Oba Ogunwusi and pleaded with the monarch to forgive Omisore who has yet to visit the Ooni seven months after his enthronement and asked the Ife monarch to assist Omisore to get out of the detention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
But a close ally of Omisore, who is also the spokesperson for the party in the state, Mr. Diran Odeyemi, said in a statement on Sunday that the action of Adagunodo was tantamount to mockery and pretence.
According to Odeyemi, “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 pretence.”
Odeyemi continued that although the Ooni did not give the PDP chairman and his followers the normal respect he always accords his valued guest; he stated that the monarch used the opportunity to 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 statement read.
