Afenifere carpets APC govs for absence at Ooni’s burial
AUGUST 16, 2015 : FEMI MAKINDE AND LEKE BAIYEWU
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Political activist and National Publicity Secretary of the Yoruba
socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin
The Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has condemned the
absence of Governor Rauf Aregbesola and other All Progressives
Congress governors in the South-West for not attending the
burial service held for the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.
Speaking in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo on
Saturday, the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka
Odumakin, said the governors ought to have honoured the
departed monarch by being physically present at the burial
service but they chose not to.
He said, “It will be most unfortunate if they did not attend the
Ooni’s burial because of politics. I believe they have other
reasons.
“Not attending the burial is condemnable because the throne of
the Ooni is the foremost in Yorubaland.
“If they carried politics into that, then their action is sacrilegious
and a great disrespect to Oduduwa , who is the progenitor of the
Yoruba race.”
Also former Deputy Governor in Osun State, Senator Iyiola
Omisore, berated Aregbesola and other APC governors in the
South-West for shunning the burial programme.
Omisore, in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo, said
it was unfortunate that the governors especially Aregbesola,
could shun the burial programme of the late monarch.
The PDP chieftain, however, praised President Muhammadu
Buhari, for sending Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to represent
him at the burial ceremony.
But the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed,
denied the allegation that the APC governors deliberately
boycotted the event.
While speaking to SUNDAY PUNCH on the telephone on
Saturday, he said, “What we must first look at is: ‘what was the
schedule of the governors”.’ If the governors, probably, had their
planned commitments elsewhere, they may have to honour such
commitments. What I can assure you is that there is conspiracy
of any sort.”
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Political activist and National Publicity Secretary of the Yoruba
socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Mr. Yinka Odumakin
The Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has condemned the
absence of Governor Rauf Aregbesola and other All Progressives
Congress governors in the South-West for not attending the
burial service held for the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade.
Speaking in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo on
Saturday, the National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Mr. Yinka
Odumakin, said the governors ought to have honoured the
departed monarch by being physically present at the burial
service but they chose not to.
He said, “It will be most unfortunate if they did not attend the
Ooni’s burial because of politics. I believe they have other
reasons.
“Not attending the burial is condemnable because the throne of
the Ooni is the foremost in Yorubaland.
“If they carried politics into that, then their action is sacrilegious
and a great disrespect to Oduduwa , who is the progenitor of the
Yoruba race.”
Also former Deputy Governor in Osun State, Senator Iyiola
Omisore, berated Aregbesola and other APC governors in the
South-West for shunning the burial programme.
Omisore, in an interview with our correspondent in Osogbo, said
it was unfortunate that the governors especially Aregbesola,
could shun the burial programme of the late monarch.
The PDP chieftain, however, praised President Muhammadu
Buhari, for sending Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to represent
him at the burial ceremony.
But the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed,
denied the allegation that the APC governors deliberately
boycotted the event.
While speaking to SUNDAY PUNCH on the telephone on
Saturday, he said, “What we must first look at is: ‘what was the
schedule of the governors”.’ If the governors, probably, had their
planned commitments elsewhere, they may have to honour such
commitments. What I can assure you is that there is conspiracy
of any sort.”
Copyright PUNCH. All rights reserved. This material, and other digital
content on this website, may not be reproduced, published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior
express written permission from PUNCH.
Contact: editor@punchng.com
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