Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola was greeted with series of embarrassing songs as he arrived home of late political activist, Baba Omojola after the his body arrived home for his lying-in-state at his family's residence in Surulre, Lagos State.

The governor arrived with his convoy unable to go into the premises due to presence of a van that contained speakers blaring comradely songs for the activists at the venue.

The van was used to obstruct movement of vehicles into the residence. Upon his arrival however, aides of the governor who wanted to take their convoy in ordered that the van be removed for the governor, but the activists insisted the governor must alight from own his car and walk into the premises like others did. One activist, Debo Adeniran, who coordinated the van said with sarcarsm, that the governor could call his LASTMA officials to tow the van out of the way.

Upon realizing the seriousness of the activists, Mr. Fashola stepped down from his car and walked into the premises.

But as Mr. Fashola inched towards the house, more activists who had learned of his arrival took the microphone to sing anti-oppressor government song. Some lines in their songs tagged the governor "Ole-ole", translating to the calling the governor a thief.

The activists also substituted imperative words into their chorus, asking Mr. Fashola to leave the event to avoid his further embarrassment.

It was not known whether the governor had intention to stay long enough to address participants, but he left soon as the chants by activists gained more tempo.

Asked why Mr. Fashola had to be rejected at the event, the activists told Saharareporters that the governor was only a hypocrite pretending to be familiar with the late Baba Omojola.

A comrade said: "You won't believe they (government) don't allow Baba into their office whenever he was there on pressing public issues that affect the masse. But now that Baba is dead, Fashola is now here to show fake familiarity"

Another activist said it was now common for politicians to take advantage of the death of Comrades to woo families and relations of the bereaved.

"They did same when Gani Fawehinmi died. They hated him when he was alive because he spoke bitter truth to them and also challenged them to court especially on fake Toronto certificate of Tinubu, but after his death, they began pretending they were best of friends with him and began creating park and programs to deceive the public", a civil society leader who was present during the incidence said.

"That has become their forte. They suppress voices of the masses but whenever a strong activist whose voice gave them nightmare dies, they rejoice by sponsoring his funeral", he added.

The Lagos State Government tarred the Chief Onitana Street where Baba Omojola lived as part of gestures for his funeral. During a brief chat with SaharaTV crew recently, son of Baba Omojola, Akinola Omojola commented that it takes a prominent person to die for Government to repair a road in Nigeria.

It would be recalled that Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa was also booed recently as he strayed into the night of tributes and socials in memory of Late Chief Gani Fawehinmi.

"They are all hypocrites and we will continue to embarrass them if they won't stop insulting us to our face by pretending they were friends with our gone heroes", a protester said.

http://saharareporters.com/news-page/activists-protest-governor-fasholas-presence-baba-omojolas-burial

Lagosians are aware of the fraud called lagos state government and all their media propoganda!!!come 2015 we would boot dem out of power!! They can continue their propoganda on the internet and the pages of newspaper but the electorates are wiser now

Let the light shine,nobody can boo my governor.He's the best in this country.Iroko of sunshine noni

When no be Fashola kill the man. If e no pay condolence visit den go complain, e pay den still say na eye service. I hope all these so called activist will still visit and care about the family of the dead after everybody don find dia square root sha.

karl max: Lagosians are aware of the fraud called lagos state government and all their media propoganda!!!come 2015 we would boot dem out of power!! They can continue their propoganda on the internet and the pages of newspaper but the electorates are wiser now

Hypocrite, you are always quick to condemn Sahara Reporters if the site highlight Jonathan's misdeeds but of course this is cheering news to you.

I support the blaming and shaming of politicians, be it Fashola or any one else. We are all victims to their arrogance and mis-governance. A road was abandoned for a long time but hurriedly tarred in order to grandstand. If na Jonathan visit, I am sure Debo Adeniran and his CACOL crew would have done same to him(though I am not in support of blocking the road to prevent constituted authorities passage, but I support heckling them).

Didn't you folks declare that these activists are on the pay-roll of LASG?

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Ok

Serious one, that's serves him right, our leaders are too mean

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Obiagelli: no one is complaining about the source now o, anyway its so annoying that the government would tar roads only after a prominent death.

Its really annoying! Where did the money to tar the road come from? Why can't they tar other roads as well? Is it like they just love seeing people suffer?

ts one is sensemaking sha, if that is d case i think d best way to protest inadequate facilities now is by killing the prominent ones in ur area

*rolls out my mat*
*clears dust from feet to lie down *
Over to them.

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Very Soon they will FLOOD this thread

i so hate it when ppl cant just deal with ppl independently.

Fashola is not Tinubu.
i dont care what party anyone belongs to, what i care about is the person's personality

Sharia reporters or whatever their name is, it seems they have no news at desk to report. What happened to the hundreds of roads that have been repaired all over Lagos or did the grandfather of this news company died before it was repaired? Bunch of success haters. Fashola ma base elo, Ise re ma n tewa lorun, Fashola ma base elo*** singing continues

Diplomacy full for ds current Administration...How can u stop a Governor of state, demanding he should walk his way inside. Diplomacy No fit Nigerians. Anyways, its all gud tho

This is the beauty of our people, no matter how popular you may be if you're found wanting they'll boo you and even yab you.

karl max: Lagosians are aware of the fraud called lagos state government and all their media propoganda!!!come 2015 we would boot dem out of power!! They can continue their propoganda on the internet and the pages of newspaper but the electorates are wiser now

Just tell me a better candidate u people can present, ode

django1:

Its really annoying! Where did the money to tar the road come from? Why can't they tar other roads as well? Is it like they just love seeing people suffer?

stick to the TOPIC my friend...........................................you see where dem tar road for this TOPIC.............. You just wan start tribal ish

tejpot: Sharia reporters or whatever their name is, it seems they have no news at desk to report. What happened to the hundreds of roads that have been repaired all over Lagos or did the grandfather of this news company died before it was repaired? Bunch of success haters. Fashola ma base elo, Ise re ma n tewa lorun, Fashola ma base elo*** singing continues

Leave Sahara reporters alone they didn't manufacture the news they merely reported what happened and it's their job to report.

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so what if the govt didnt tarred the babs road, ehen? Is he d only lagosian, there are still many roads untarred, they are lucky the govt did that as a gesture, am a lagosian too and my road is untarred

akereconfi: Very Soon they will FLOOD this thread

can't u grow up for once? why must u intentionally invite them by pretending to be a soothsayer? it's no more funny... you're the one propagating tribalism... idiat

slightlyMad: i so hate it when ppl cant just deal with ppl independently.

Fashola is not Tinubu.
i dont care what party anyone belongs to, what i care about is the person's personality

a thousand likes

akereconfi:

stick to the TOPIC my friend...........................................you see where dem tar road for this TOPIC.............. You just wan start tribal ish

Maybe you need to read the article again. If indeed they tarred the road leading to the late activist's house just because of his funeral, then that is not too good. O ku die kaa to.

Yes i don show with my pistol,fashola who dey disturbe u

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Fadelex:
can't u grow up for once? why must u intentionally invite them by pretending to be a soothsayer? it's no more funny... you're the one propagating tribalism... idiat

so you can't drive home your point without an INSULT attached to it? Don't worry, I understand, maybe you grew up as a child receiving insults from your guardian everyday. smh.poor lad

Nigeria would NEVER have a good leader.
Because Nigerians themselves aint good people.
No matter how hard you try to please them.
They can never be satisfied, and at the end.
They'll throw stones at you..
well, NOT just NIGERIANS, i think generally, it has to do with HUMANS.

It is a journalistic political attempt to disrepute the person of the governor

funnyx:

Leave Sahara reporters alone they didn't manufacture the news they merely reported what happened and it's their job to report.