Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Senator Femi Okurounmu, a chieftain of Afenifere on Wednesday described Aremo Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun state as a traitor who betrayed late MKO Abiola and wanted former dictator, General Sani Abacha to transmute into a civilian President.

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Daily Independent, Okurounmu who will be launching his memoirs titled ‘The Dream’ on Thursday in commemoration of his 80th birthday said Osoba lied when he claimed that he was not a military apologist.

Okurounmu who also claimed that Osoba was an agent of the military and a close ally of former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, added that Osoba’s governorship campaign in Ogun state in 1992 was financed by Babangida.

“Those who know Osoba know that he has always been a double-faced politician. On one face, he will want people to see him as a progressive, on the other face, he is working with the security forces. Osoba has always been an agent of the security forces”.

“He has one leg in the military and the other leg in the progressives camp. If you have never been told that, I am telling you now. So, when he narrated what he went through in his book, of course, for anybody who is a double agent, such person will get into trouble”.

“So, he got into trouble in the early stage of the annulment of June 12 because he has been a close collaborator with (Ibrahim) Babangida who annulled the election. It was Babangida that sponsored Osoba’s governorship in Ogun state in 1992”.

“So, we all know that Osoba was a double agent. While being a close associate of Babangida, he was now pretending to be supporting MKO Abiola. That was what got him into trouble with the military”.

“Initially, when Abiola’s election was annulled and everybody thought it will be a short struggle for Abiola to reclaim his mandate, Osoba pretended to be with us in that struggle so that he can also benefit if Abiola eventually becomes President”.

“That pretense of being with us is what got him into trouble and he got detained. In fact, people like Gani Fawehinmi had to go and fight for him in court. But as soon as he realised that the struggle will not be a brief one and the military are not prepared to handover to Abiola, he abandoned the struggle”.

“When the late Sani Abacha formed his five political parties, we in Afenifere decided that we will not participate in any of the five parties. Osoba was present when we took that decision but as soon as we left the place, he decamped and took his followers and they all went and joined Abacha’s transition”.

“So, Osoba participated fully in Abacha’s transition in all the elections conducted from ward to local government level, Osoba’s men participated. So, he was not part of the NADECO struggle”.

“Osoba is a liar and traitor. He tells lie and wants to distort history because he knows he has betrayed Nigerians, he has betrayed the progressives cause and the Yoruba people. I believe that anybody who participated in Abacha’s transition betrayed Abiola” he said.
https://www.independent.ng/osoba-a-traitor-betrayed-mko-abiola-okurounmu/

Lies he wasn't a traitor he was just being a South Westerner

What do you mean?

FarahAideed:
Lies he wasn't a traitor he was just being a South Westerner

Osoba na real judas de carrot naa

Why is hypocritical betrayal more common among our SW brethren? Even our own Authur Nzeribe, Daniel Kanu(Of the infamous YEAA era), never hide their own betrayal.