There
was a mild drama on Wednesday at the 5th Fidau in honour of the late
politician, Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu, as former Oyo State governor, Rashidi
Ladoja, rejected the chair offered him by the organisers of the programme.
The
former governor, who arrived at the Molete residence of the late politician in
company with his wife, Mutia, also refused to exchange greetings with the
former deputy governor of the state, Hazeem Gbolarumi.
Gbolarumi
was deputy governor during the 11-month tenure of Adebayo Alao-Akala following
Ladoja’s impeachment in January, 2006.
After
greeting the dignitaries and some of his aides, the former governor rejected
the plastic chair that was reserved for him.
One of
his security aides had replaced the chair with another one when one of the
organisers insisted that Ladoja should sit on a reserved seat.
Ladoja’s
aides, however, insisted that the former governor would not sit on the chair.
Meanwhile,
some political disciples of the late politician said the vacuum left behind by
Adedibu “is too big for any politician in the state and the entire South-West
to wear.”
Former
Commissioner for Environment, Alhaji Mikail Aborode, said, “The demise of
Adedibu greatly affects the chances of the party not only in Oyo State but in
the South-West.”
The
Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Imam Busari Haruna, urged politicians to emulate the
good deeds of the late politician.
Source: Punch
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