EbonyHerald Stores Ebony Herald News24
Related Articles
The immediate past Senate Spokesman Ajibola Basiru has dismissed claims by Governor Ademola Adeleke spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed that three busses filled with thugs were at Osogbo Eid prayer ground to assassinate the governor saying is a prove that his security details is porous.
It would recalled that ,the Governor spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed had claimed that the Governor escaped assassination by suspected thugs believed to have been imported to the prayer ground on Wednesday during Eid prayer .
According to Basiru who said though the narrative was a figment of imagination emanated from the Governor’s spokesperson,Mallam Olawale Rasheed.
Basiru, dismissed the claims to Newsmen in his house while playing host to friends ,associate, Muslim faithful to celebrate Sallah,hinted that it was unfortunate that the security of the Governor could not apprehend the said thugs which they claimed were on the prayer ground.
Basiru said “I pity the governor of Osun State that he is surrounded by people who doesn’t know how to represent him very well and those who suppose to be his handlers are people who are pushing illogical narratives for him and I will give you two examples of it.
‘The CPS said some hoodlums were seen in about 3 buses at Eid ground and up till today nothing has happened in terms of arresting and bringing them to books.
“The governor left the premises, leaving those thugs in the venue without arresting them up till now and he suppose to be the Chief Security officer, he sworn to the constitution, Section 14 that security and welfare is paramount responsibility of the governor, so that statement by Olawale Rasheed is an indictment on the governor himself. Maybe he does know the implications on the office of the governor.
“Then to also say the governor arrive at a place to meet such situation means that the security around the governor is also porous because their r is suppose to be advance team that would have gone to do security reconnaissance. Two things would have happen, either they are inefficient or outright liars.
I am a Muslim but I don’t miss politics and religion together but for some people they need to pretend what they are not to appeal to voters.
It is also ironical that somebody who is a Muslim, no matter how hard it is, no matter the issues involved, to observe a two Raka-at prayers should not be an issue that you stormed out of the Eid and after that his spokesperson says he went to do thanksgivings.
“I don’t know if it is Muslim, Christian or traditional thanksgiving. Because their is nothing like thanksgiving in Islam.
“For me, as our people begins to grow and demand good governance from public officials, as we begin to pay tax they will take governance serious and won’t let anybody deceived them using premodial sentiment of religion”,he stated
Reacting the Governor Spokesman Mallam Olawale Rasheed described Basiru’s action as act capable of causing security threat in the state.
He dismissed the claims of immediate Senate Spokesman that Governor’s handlers are not competent as infringement of personal imagination
He said Governor’s handlers are more than competent hence the superlative performance of the administration in the last seven months.
“There was an advance team which had secured a space for the governor, SRJ hijacked the space and SRJ refused to vacate the space when approached by protocol officersfirst and later by Osogbo leaders.
“The handlers are smarter because SRJ agenda was to create violence and stampede which he planned to blame on the Governor. The presence of armed thugs was to kill and create stampede, all which will be blamed on the Governor.
“But the team was smarter , hence the Governor leaving the venue and denying dark kminds of their yearnings for blood.
“Again, the right thing was done by the police which quizzed the culprit ,SRJ. Ongoing is an investigation by the police.
“Ours is a law-abiding administration. The Governor escaped assassination attempt, and the worshippers escaped stampede that would have claimed lives of innocent citizens.” Rasheed stated.