Senator Iyiola Omisore, the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was in his element, recently when he addressed a number of issues, concerning his petition at tribunal and expected judgment, forthcoming elections and his optimism that President Jonathan will win the coming elections. He spoke with Adedayo Adejobi at his Ikoyi home, Excerpts ….

The tribunal has concluded the seating and we expect the judgment. What are your expectations?
I believe that following the proceeding of the tribunal and what we saw through the evidences laid before the tribunal and the conduct of counsel and witnesses. There were issues and conclusions that were reached and agreed upon. We believe on the evidences and at a point that APC admitted that INEC gave us more votes than was meant for them. And for the fact that some malpractices, infractions and irregularities admitted by APC show that the elections were not free and fair. Instead, it was skewed in favour of Action Peoples Congress. If two parties particularly the respondents agree to the irregularities and infractions supposedly on the grounds of electoral process, which have been faulted. That shows that the irregularities were huge and it should be declared People Democratic Party and myself as the winner of the August 9 Elections.

You made mention of irregularities, can you state clearly these irregularities?
When I mean irregularities and infractions, I do not want to pre-empt the law. I don’t to divulge these irregularities and infractions as mentioned and pointed by the law in this case, as the limits of law allows neither do I want to run afoul of legal proceedings.

Should your supporters and people of Osun State be hopeful?
My message to them is to be patient, hopeful and keep on persevering, because for the first time in twenty five years Osun people are not being salaries during Ileya and Christmas Festivities. Salaries are being owed in sex months in arrears the Judiciary. Teachers and professionals are not left out for months. There is no development in Osun State in the last four years. Aregebesola came with phantom contract awards particularly Sekona to Gbongan Junction. Osogbo to Iyana ile (Kwara Boundary), the Osogbo inner road worth about N149 billion which the state cannot afford, but because he needs to take money out to his Master in Lagos. The jobs have been abandoned now, and we can see weeds growing on the sites now. Very recently he came to Lagos for the Airport show with a view to building an airport in Osun State, there is no Shovel up till today, and he has lined his pockets with the money. The latest robbery now is the monies from ecological fund, SURE-P, Education Trust Fund, TET Fund And Universal Basic Education Board . When they summoned the Chief of Staff to Abuja to go and inscribe the names of the donors on the purchased items, it was a shameful experience for Osun State Government. Unfortunately the allocation of the state goes to private purses. He maintains a helicopter, in the last budget he spent over N2 billion on hotel bills and entertainment while workers are not being paid, no roads or water. Not a single addition of a pint of water in the last four years. There haven’t been exams this year, ranking in the West African Examinations Council/NECO has gone low to 26 and the people are frustrated. All are plans with nothing concrete happening.

Away from the Tribunal, elections are around the corner, how optimistic are you that the Jonathan camp in the south west will get block votes?
For all human thinkers, if we were to go by achievements, what Jonathan has done in the last six years, are areas no one has tread in the past. Look at the plunge into rail, water and road transportation. These are things that nobody has given attention to. For the first time, things are moving for the first time in thirty years. There is a dredging between Lagos and Lokoja for seaways to the northern part of the country. Port Harcourt is being encouraged as a privatization scheme has taken off. I believe that common sense should take its cause, and I believe that Jonathan will have his way not only in South West, but also in the whole of this country. Since Action People Congress is synonymous with and endorsement from Boko Haram, I believe this is saddening for a party to be associated with terrorists and terrorism, in a world where terrorism is fought by all, all over world. Algeria is a Muslim country and it took them 18 years to fight Terrorists. And it was fought by all the parties. I read one United States Government’s comment that Boko Haram is now on the increase because of the election campaigns. You cannot use terrorism to campaign. The moment you use terrorism and the lives of people as campaign bait, you become unfit to govern. The All Peoples Congress are just desperadoes and you don’t entrust government into the hands of desperate people.
A clear example Lagos State. Someone’s pocket has continually been lined with public funds in the last 16 years. Is that not servitude? I believe in the midst of all this, Jonathan will come out tops.

Most of the states in the south west are being governed by APC, how do you rate the chances of PDP against the backdrop the opposition party seems to have Obasanjo behind them. He is considered as an important factor on the grounds that if genuine reconciliation is not reached before the elections, it might affect the chances of People Democratic Party in the South-West during the elections.
Look at Osun State for instance, there is no way Action Peoples Congress can win Osun State for Buhari, it’s not possible. When we look at the election tabulation results and court indications, we had higher votes than the Action Peoples Congress in all the local governments based on the genuine election results. After the elections, Action Peoples Congress has become worse. With this, I don’t see Buhari having 25% votes in Osun State all things been equal. It’s the same thing in Ogun, Lagos and Oyo State, because people are tired of them. I was reading Simon Kolawole’s column on Sunday; he said he was amused by the tweets on Buhari. People can see through the smoke screen of propaganda and noise- making which do not turn to votes. Look at how much noise Aregbesola made during the last elections, spending over N13billion on billboards, what does it come to? We will see the results very soon.
On the Obasanjo Factor, I don’t want to comment on it because he has only one vote to cast on the day of elections, and the way things are going, I think he has his opinion and a right to it. He is a statesman and a leader in his own rights. He has spoken against Peoples Democratic Party and accused Jonathan in the past. He is simply approbating and reprobating in his own court now. All the same, I think he’ll vote for Peoples Democratic Party. He might not come out to campaign for them, but he’ll vote for them.

Based on the alleged internal fracas in PDP, there are speculation that your party will be back together. How true and feasible is that?
After the primaries, it is normal to be problems because in Nigeria no one accepts losses. Because Peoples Democratic Party is very democratic, I believe that people have seen that the reality especially with the election approaching, that’s why they have to resolve issues amongst themselves.

With election approaching, there are heightened anxieties and tensions over the possible postponement of the elections. Do you feel the same way to?
What is just barbaric with the issue of attacks on the People of Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna, Kano, and Bauchi. If you want to vote, you don’t have to force people to go your own way. Buhari has come to campaign in the south-south and his crew haven’t been stoned. Action Peoples Congress’s barbaric and physical assaults do not translate to votes, instead they end up heating the polity. I want to implore the leadership to behave and drop hooliganism associated to them. You can’t to serve and govern a country. There was a time they said they’ll form a parallel government, I just laughed. I believe peace should be allowed to reign. A while ago they removed Jonathan’s posters and Signages in Lagos under the careless watch of Lagos Advertising and Signage Agency which rakes in billions annually for their master in Bourdillon. They are so impatient and shameless. They are removing the President’s posters, lamp posts and Signages in Lagos whereas you have yours in other People’s Democratic Party states and no one is disturbing you. I don’t know why they are so desperate like their lives are attached to it. It’s not and should not be a do or die matter, but you can’t blame them because most of them are jobless.
I think the elections will be safe, while those who try to disrupt the peace of Nigeria will be treated like criminals.
There have been calls for the postponement of the elections. What is your take on this?
The timetable falls within Independent National Electoral Commision’s purview. They are forming to be ready. But my position is that Nigerians should be allowed to have their Permanent Voters Card’s.

One of the major issues on the front burner heating the polity is General Muhammadu Buhari’s Certificate scandal. What is your take on that?
Two things are clear. One, he perjured, and he admitted. That should attract seven years imprisonment by Law. He said he forgot and assumed. There is nothing like negligence or ignorance in law. He meant to deceive people. He got a score in Hausa in 1961 and Cambridge started Hausa exams in 1964 .So where do we go from there. Where did he get his own results? He has been benefitting from this country without certificates. He has no business in the Nigerian army in the first instance. He is unfit to rule Nigeria. But you know for the likes of Ahmed Tinubu, Aregbesola who are forgers and conspirators in crime. What do you expect from these people? In a decent society, these people are not fit to rule talk less of squandering tax payers money.
If I were Buhari, I would have withdrawn from the race. This is same man that was oil Minister and took $2.8 billion was missing and found in London Mainland Bank account. He started the issues of brain drain when he banned Nigerian Medical Association in 1984, giving them reasons to go to Saudi Arabia. He went beyond Medicine and crumbled Engineering, Teachers. He has caused so much damage in this country that he is so unfit to be taken seriously. APC, his party is a party of thieves. If Tinubu and the likes of Aregbesola are friends of Buhari, how does he want to fight corruption? They should be the first to go to jail even before the elections, because they have stolen the people blind. I pity them and people following them.

omenka:
Omisore, why don't you tell us the number of people Jonathan has thrown in Jail over corruption??

Why don't you tell us why Tinubu and Aregbesola (that name must taste like aloe vera in your mouth ) are still free men to this day even though "they are corrupt"??

Why don't you tell us what you did to Bola Ige??

Why don't you tell us how your guguru business is doing??

Why don't you just shut the fvck up....

omenka:
This is the only poster on this forum that creates a thread and rushes to occupy the upper spaces with his own posts just so no one from the opposition gets there!

The fear of the progressives and their uppercut comments is the beginning of wisdom for satanists.

ayukdaboss:
We don't know Omisore so let's elect him and see how he's going to do it. The problem here Mr. Corn eater is that while Buhari has at least come out to say that he'll "try" to curb corruption, Jonathan has shown that he intends to fully dine in corruption. I mean it's almost 6 years since Jonathan came into power, no major corruption conviction, even the politicians convicted in previous administrations have been pardoned by Jonathan. Haba that's too much please!!

We need change.

DaBullIT:
Nigger thinks court will rule in his favor that's why he's saying trash to press

Aregbesola did not abandon projects GEJ has looted the treasury so dry that some workers are yet to collect November salary up till now

Furthermore Osun state's allocation was halved and is being delayed on purpose

Anything Omisore says is a lie, and I don't blame him, I blame the mistakes Obasanjo made in the past, a convict serving time and being remanded who didn't campaign magically won Senate to earn immunity

That's why Obasanjo is so disturbed he's trying to fix all the errors of the past .
Omisore has nothing to offer but. Violence and squandering funds

Tolexander:
stop peddling lies. The state alocation is not halved and delayed by any FG.

DaBullIT:

http://www.punchng.com/news/40-reduction-in-osuns-federal-allocation-unjustifiable-aregbesola/
That's when it was cut 40%

http://www.punchng.com/news/federal-allocation-to-osun-falls-by-65-apc/
That's when it was cut 65%

Summary :http://www.punchng.com/politics/fg-punishing-osun-with-reduction-in-allocation-apc/

If you don't know don't say stewpyd trolls
And next time read my signature before quoting, my comments are always factual and I enjoy trashing are holes like you

Tolexander:
you stupidity and ignorance would have been masked, if you had not gone to hell to exhume those sh1ts you called links.

Why would the federal government have a cut and hold on to only Osun state allocation?

Is/was Osun State the only ACN/APC state to be treated in such a manner by the FG ?
Why are other APC states exempted from this treatment?

Lagos state allocation was ceased by the federal goverment some years back due to local goverment creation. Why didn't Aregbesola also go to the court to stop the federal goverment from witch hunting his state, reducing only the allocation meant for the state?

Why did Aregbesola keep shot when the opposition(omisore, jelili adesiyan, ladipo) and lastly Goodluck Jonathan challenged him to speak up on the allocation given to the state?

The so called reduction is being used to service the debt owed by aregbesola's administration fyi!

Next time you wanna exhibit any form of stupidity and ignorance, try to look face!

omenka:
This is the only poster on this forum that creates a thread and rushes to occupy the upper spaces with his own posts just so no one from the opposition gets there!

The fear of the progressives and their uppercut comments is the beginning of wisdom for satanists.

Descartes:
When they(MODs) slam you with their sledge harmmers for going contrary to the rule, you begin to cry foul.

DaBullIT:


For an oponu like you, for your mind you don rake for me be that

You wanted proof I gave it to you, must you find another excuse? I bet you didn't really read the news article otherwise you would have known that your questions have been addressed by punch news

If aregbesola is servicing debt, but developing the state o pay wa bajebaje

Talk less of the fact that this is glaring budgeting office and other media have the details of the reduction in apc States allocation especially Osun

Tolexander:
imbec1le!

Telling me to check the links we've argued for, argued against and thrashed out over a long time here on nl?

Do you wana be more pro-aregbesola than i was here?

Dey look face o boy!

omenka:
Did I mention anybody's name?? One would only feel I'm talking to them if they truly feel they are satanist.

DaBullIT:


Who be you? Another kid with Internet and phone? Abi you wan dey form runs boi for me? Thunder fire you there, if you can't stand the truth stop quoting me. It's as simple as that

And who the heck is we? That argued with you?

Tolexander:
dude!

Your placenta is yet to be buried, i understand your level. First apply to be inducted into the juvenile section on nairaland before venturing into politics of the mature mind.

DaBullIT:


Really? You care about my moral that much?

Then justify your signature
nairaland is like a toilet built by seun, where different people(members) come with a mask to poo. The moderators are poo caretakers and the guests, flies.

Redhot111:
GEJ does not hv tinubu and aregbe as friends dats why he eliminated corruption by saying stealing is not corruption. He went further to bury corruption by almost emptying our excess reserve. I guess I am ryt here. If being an enemy to tinubu was a criteria for fighting corruption, GEJ would not have told us dat he can't order corrupt politicians to be arrested nor would he be eating 1billion food on one year. Hw about the release, celebration n even exaltation of bode George?