Late Abraham Adesanya, like many
other world class leaders also
suffered persecutions during his
political life on many fronts. For
instance, at his country home; he
suffered persecutions for not
accepting the governorship position
which his people in his native Ijebu
land had deemed more beneficial to
them than his personal choice of
senate. But history will find
justification in the fact that rather
than enforcing draconian laws as a
governor, reticent but tactful
campaigner Adesanya was more
interested in encouraging and
legislating friendly, home-cooked laws
for his people and the generality of
Nigerians - a people just emancipated
from the shackles of colonial rule and
two post colonial rule military
aberrations. On the leadership front,
his Yoruba and Afenifere leaderships
were heavily burdened by contentions
from his opponents’ tiny quarters, but
he left no one of them in doubt that
he was truly in charge with the strong
character of honesty and consistency
as-well-as pragmatic approach he
often adopted in handling issues.