It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to drag an elephant into a room. But once there, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/p>\n
surprisingly easy to ignore. Such is the case in the forthcoming PDP
\ngovernorship race campaign for 2015 which is fast unfolding with Obanikoro
\nas a player and Chief Olabode George as the life coach. After a series of
\ngalling technical mishaps, the latest is the unguided vendetta of Musiliu
\nObanikoro against the revered leader of the PDP in the Lagos and perhaps
\nthe Southwest, Chief Olabode George since like an elephant dragged into a
\nroom, unexpected calm and reverse retrospect is becoming the gage of
\nObanikoro as he is been dragged to the law court over his once ignored
\nfalsification of age and dual citizenship. I have always said, when you
\nare ready to hear your life history and have your dirty linen washed,
\naspire to contest what perhaps is beyond reach at the time. The elephant
\nof course, is the fact that Musiliu Obanikoro though secretly called Chief
\nBode George an ex convict over
\na case he has been discharged of and acquitted, he is just beginning to
\nface his, which might well enough land him behind bar since if convicted,
\nhe will simply pass to have defrauded the federal republic of Nigeria
\nthrough his many lies.<\/p>\n
But then, his many lies have paid him off over the years so for him to
\nbegin to believe that Lagos is made of him and for him. The records will
\nremind us that he was as soon as he lost out in the governorship race in
\n2007 compensated with an ambassadorial seat. Shortly after completing his
\ntenure as Nigeria Ambassador to Ghana, the same Obanikoro was appointed
\ninto one of the most \u00e2\u20ac\u0153lucrative\u00e2\u20ac federal board (Industrial Training
\nFund ) as a slot for Lagos and as if none is better than him, he later
\nbecame a federal minister of one of the most powerful ministries in the
\nfederal government and yet again, wants to govern Lagos State. Perhaps the
\nexcess of grace is what makes him think same grace must be by inheritance.
\nOf recent, his son who was elected as a local government chairman has a
\nseat reserved for him in the house of assembly of Lagos State by the way
\nof the ticket of the PDP. If Koro had been a prince perhaps of whales or
\nBuckingham, am sure
\nthe highest office the rest of us could aspire for let alone occupy will
\nbe that of a steward to him. One will think that if Obanikoro enjoys
\nthese so much undeserved grace, why should he then wants to be Lord of
\nthe minor who ask that all others that could equal him be put to death as
\nhe and his cronies are doing to Jimi Agbaje who undoubtedly is the best
\nof the finest. In all these, one is amazed by the barrage of attacks by
\nMusiliu Obanikoro and his rented mob on another in the race Mr. Jimi
\nAgbaje, does it not make it sound clear to us as Lagosians that there is
\na treasure of credibility in the candidate of Jimi Agbaje if he
\neventually becomes the choice of the Paarty in Lagos or what could be
\nresponsible for the sleeplessness of Obanikoro and his goons since Jimi
\nAgbaje threw his hat into he rings for the Lagos 2015 Governorship race.<\/p>\n
Ironically enough, Obanikoro has over time boasted that he is the anointed
\ncandidate of Aso Villa and nothing can stop him from being the PDP
\ncandidate in the governorship race to Lagos Government house, except
\nperhaps now, the revelation of his many lies and falsehood. One thing that
\nbaffles one or should, is the sudden wake up of Obanikoro to so realize or
\nfalsely as the case may be, drop a heap of attacks and blames at the door
\nof Chief Bode George whom I suppose he (Obanikoro) is not afraid of or
\nrefer as the case may be. Has Chief Bode George whom he once said CANNOT
\nstop him suddenly becomes his headache? When did Chief Bode George become
\nso suddenly rich like the immediate past minister of state for Defence who
\npaid the delegation from Abuja who supervised the delegate election, in
\nthousands of dollars?<\/p>\n
Perhaps we will need someone to research what happened and transpired. The
\nstatement by Musiliu Obanikoro as signed by his goons accusing Chief
\nOlabode George of influence on the result of the delegate election results
\nof Lagos, has the tainted virtue of being dead lies. While Obanikoro is
\nright on the fact that Chief George does not want him as the governorship
\ncandidate of the PDP, he is wrong on the politics involved. Need Koro be
\nreminded that running the government of Lagos isn’t going to be lies. Be
\nit concealed or glaring? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s understandable for the political class to
\nclose ranks at a time like this and when otherwise is the case, the two
\neyes need be kept very open then.
\nThe case instituted against Obanikoro isn’t by faceless persons or the
\nopposition. It is clearly a case of very convinced people of what they
\nknow to be true and hence they boldly put their names to the case
\ninstituted and just why then as a learned person which we all thought Koro
\nis will accuse someone else of being the one that has a case against him.
\nOr has Koro now suddenly become afraid of Chief Bode George?
\nGiven a slate of candidates untainted by the most damaging and recurrent
\nlies often found in the political circle in the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s modern
\nhistory, why shouldn’t Koro go to court and prove it is a false accusation
\nrather than take to the pages of the online platform and papers to answer
\na case most fit for the courts? As the dust from this issue hopefully
\nsettles, it may irk the Lagos PDP to know that to look before the leap
\nthat’s the choice of a credible and no blemish candidate will be the best
\nto do.<\/p>\n
Eko onibaje jubayi lo.<\/p>\n
Olufemi Lawson,
\nLagos Study Group,
\nHerbert Macaulay way, Ebutte Meta.<\/p>\n
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