A former vice president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Comrade Tims Ejigah, is not happy with Smart Adeyemi, the lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, who is a governorship aspirant in Kogi State on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC. Ejigah, has made his grievances against the politician known and revealed he would not support him and will not mobilize media practitioners to support the politician unless he turns a new leaf. According to him, the lawmaker lacks the capacity to win elections for any political party because of his character.
Ejigah, was Adeyemi’s closest ally during his days as National Union of Journalist President and all through the time he began his journey into national politics. He was the arrowhead of Adeyemi’s activism which led to his emergence as the NUJ president. Even after becoming the president, Ejigah was one of those who advised Adeyemi to contest for the Kogi West senatorial seat at the National Assembly instead of aspiring to be the governor of Kogi State then. Adeyemi had aspired to be the governor of Kogi state when Abubakar Audu was the incumbent governor of the state. But Ejigah discouraged him because he would have bitten the finger that fed him. It was gathered that Audu was a support system to Adeyemi while he was in power as the governor of Kogi State. However, when Adeyemi got to the position of power, he neglected all those who supported and assisted him to get to the top. Ejigah labeled the former lawmaker as someone who would stoop to whatever level to get anything done and then turn his back later at his helpers. He even spoke negatively against Audu who was his benefactor a few years ago. Ejigah also accused him of having no landmark achievement during his two tenures as the NUJ president. He stressed that past presidents often have laudable projects they successfully execute while in office. For instance, Mohammed Garba, a former President of NUJ in 2009 who spent two terms in office built a plaza during his tenure. However, Adeyemi has nothing to show for the years he spent in office. He added that NUJ members in Kogi State, practicing or retired, would also not give their support to Adeyemi. The NUJ ex-Vice President, however, admonished the politician to retrace his steps and ensure that he starts by redeeming his image within his NUJ family before thinking of governing Kogi State.
