In an opinion article titled, ‘The Unsolvable Jigsaw of the Ikoyi Tragedy’, Momodu said the deceased was an ambitious man and not the “greedy avaricious person that his traducers now suggest he is”.


Journalist and writer, Dele Momodu says the late Femi Osibona, owner of Fourscore Homes and developer of the 21-storey building that collapsed in Lagos, was a cousin of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

On Monday, the building located on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos collapsed, killing over 40 people, including Osibona.


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In an opinion article titled, ‘The Unsolvable Jigsaw of the Ikoyi Tragedy’, Momodu said the deceased was an ambitious man and not the “greedy avaricious person that his traducers now suggest he is”.

He added that Osibona despite being a cousin of Vice President Osibanjo never sought or got any government contracts.

“I had known Femi for over 20 years in London as an extremely gifted marketer. Femi’s tongue was honey-coated, and it was impossible not to like him,” Momodu said.

“We lost touch after I ended exile and returned to Africa, but he soon traced me to Ghana, and he came visiting. He was so happy to reunite with me. He told me how God had blessed him mightily and had made him veer into real estate in London. Femi was a genius who made stupendous gains from regenerating ghetto neighbourhoods in East London. He regaled me with tales of his exploits in the property business.


“He promised to build the classiest residential apartments in Africa. He said he was out to prove there was nothing the multinational construction companies were doing that his company can’t do. I have never seen such a level of audacity, determination and tenacity. Fourscore was a visionary and a missionary when it came to seeking to excel and do as well as his international counterparts at home and abroad. He had competed in their space, in their countries before, with moderate successes and did not see any reason why he could not replicate the same and attain loftier heights in his home country.

“If he made any mistakes, it was probably that he overstretched himself, but he was such an ambitious man, full of faith. And certainly not the greedy avaricious person that his traducers now suggest he is. In our country, mistakes are never excused, forgiven or forgotten. When you fail, you’re a villain and outcast. When you succeed, you’re a hero, genius and superstar."

Momodu said the inquest and investigation ordered into the incident should be done diligently

“It must be painstaking and thorough. Such investigations cannot last thirty days as being directed by the government; I foresee that any credible inquiry must take months of arduous diligent work. Various possibilities including negligence, sabotage and even natural or human causes such as the over-dredging occurring in that vicinity must be considered. Dead men tell no tales. They cannot defend themselves, but records and logic abound,” he added.
“Those making claims and allegations which are easily rumpled will soon be exposed. I’d known that In February 2020 the third block was at the beginning of the foundation stage and the other two blocks were merely a few storeys gone. It is interesting that nobody who had any misgivings reported such to the Regulators. I say no more, other than that it is always convenient to cast aspersions when it seems there is no potential for the reply.

“What I know is Fourscore was a self-made man who depended on no godfather. Despite being a cousin of the vice-president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, he was too proud and self-reliant to approach the vice-president or anybody else for favours of that kind. He never sought for or got any government contracts. He relied on his own ability, marketing skills and funds.”

http://saharareporters.com/2021/11/07/developer-collapsed-lagos-21-storey-building-femi-osibona-was-vice-president-osinbajo’s

Hmm

Fear people like Dele Momodu

He sounds like he is defending Femi Osibona but his aim is to let the public know the relationship between the deceased and the Vice President.

It is now left for the readers to connect the dots

Saharareporters should resist the urge to shalaye. Sowore either refutes the earlier libelous publication and apologize or face the impending legal consequences. Whether they are brothers or lovers won’t stop the court case unless the needful is done.

Sahara reporters is just trying hard to blackmail the VP sha.

Any thing wrong with been his cousin. Armed robbers are somebody brothers and sisters.

May their souls rest in peace

You see

Was

From this report, the VP has nothing to do with the project. We all have cousins whose businesses are not known to us or we're simply not involved.

vanbonattel:
You see

IPOB man, I know you want the downfall of Osinbajo at all cost, but try dey use sense sometimes

Maxymilliano:
Fear people like Dele Momodu

He sounds like he is defending Femi Osibona but his aim is to let the public know the relationship between the deceased and the Vice President.

It is now left for the readers to connect the dots

sense no go Kee u, you're very correct.

Unfortunate set of events..

Quite a few learning points if a deep transparent investigation can be done.


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I talk am. he was just a front for osibanjo

Maxymilliano:
Fear people like Dele Momodu

He sounds like he is defending Femi Osibona but his aim is to let the public know the relationship between the deceased and the Vice President.

It is now left for the readers to connect the dots

to

You are a genius, I see you

seunmsg:
Saharareporters should resist the urge to shalaye. Sowore either refutes the earlier libelous publication and apologize or face the impending legal consequences. Whether they are brothers or lovers won’t stop the court case unless the needful is done.

Believe it or not the court case will soon die ones the public interest in the matter dies.

I fear Nigeria and our leaders they know how to play the people around and divert our attention
Knowing that we will soon forget and move on ones another event happens

tinsel:
Any thing wrong with been his cousin. Armed robbers are somebody brothers and sisters.

I hope you are not calling late osibona a name.

Please clarify things, we are waiting

delpee:
From this report, the VP has nothing to do with the project. We all have cousins whose businesses are not known to us or we're simply not involved.

Femi sells his real estate to mostly friends and family or close acquaintances... - David Hundeyin

Ruggman:


I hope you are not calling late osibona a name.

Please clarify things, we are waiting

Read me well. They told us he was the VP cousin and my question is if any thing wrong with that? After all, armed robbers are somebody brothers and sisters as well.

seunmsg:
Saharareporters should resist the urge to shalaye. Sowore either refutes the earlier libelous publication and apologize or face the impending legal consequences. Whether they are brothers or lovers won’t stop the court case unless the needful is done.

Why would he apologize if he actually have a claim on his defense to his story?
We don’t know who’s telling the truth yet. No one knows he had close relationship with the late Osibona earlier.

Sahara reporter about to publish their retraction would be like highest common factor and lowest common factor between OSIBANJO and OSIBONA ....they might be a link o...make we wait small we still get small time 48hours never reach...

He is a cousin to the VP? No wonder when Lagos state government initially stopped construction of that doomed building, the developer hired thugs not to let government building inspectors on the premises. Shortly after, he continued construction and though he was approved for 15 stories, he constructed 21 and the pillars of the building had foam in it. You be the judge.

Smoke & mirrors...