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Who succeeds Adedibu?

With his demise, those familiar with the political climate of Ibadan – the patron-client relationship are left guessing. Even before Adedibu’s emergence, the political terrain in Ibadan was dominated by three political gladiators: Adegoke Adelabu of the NCNC, Adisa Akinloye and Chief Busari Adelakun of the National Party of Nigeria and the Unity Party of Nigeria, respectively – the former, before he died in a motor accident in the first republic while the last two shared the political space in the second republic.

Saturday Sun attempts a periscope of the likely successor to Lamidi Adedibu, this is in spite of the fact that sometime last year, the son had told Saturday Sun in yet another interview that he could not wait to succeed his father – a statement that alluded more to the grand old man’s vice-like grip on politics than any genuine ambition to push Adedibu off the stage.

It is also worthwhile to note that while the elite in Oyo see the demise of Adedibu as a golden opportunity to flush the Adedibu tendencies in Oyo politics down the drain of history, his avowed followers might view a sustenance of the Adedibu myth as the only possible way they can hold their own against a highly cerebral opposition camp – especially as many of the Adedibu protégés do not have the enormous native intelligence with which the old man neutralized the bombastic posturing of the elite.

Gbolarumi, Arapaja eye leadership?

Within his political camp, SATURDAY SUN investigation reveals that there are two contenders for leadership: Hazeem Gbolarumi and Taofeek Arapaja. The former a personal assistant to the late strongman of Ibadan politics was the deputy governor to the incumbent Alao-Akala while the controversial impeachment of Senator Rasheed Ladoja lasted. Hazeem Gbolarumi was a loyal confidant and foot-soldier of Adedibu. Taofeek Arapaja, former chairman of Ibadan South East Local Government and former member of the House of Representatives, is the incumbent deputy-governor of the state. A SATURDAY SUN source disclosed that the deputy governor has a sizeable followership within the Adedibu camp.

“You may not believe this, he has his own political platform, the ARAPAJA FOUNDATION, within the camp even when Baba Adedibu was alive. He has been clever not make it conspicuous, knowing fully well that there can’t be two kings on the throne.” The fifth year anniversary of the Arapaja Foundation would have been celebrated today [Thursday]

Yekeen Adeojo

Former Minister of Aviation, deputy national chairman of the PDP, and gubernatorial contender Alhaji Yekeen Adeojo, is another politician who could attempt to fill the void created by Adedibu’s exit. Adeojo is equally a grassroots mobilizer, with appreciable followership. His several attempts at wresting the gubernatorial ticket of the PDP were undermined by Adedibu’s domineering influence in the party. ‘Adeojo’s camp has been significantly depleted by the Adedibu factor and the fact that he occupies no strategic/lucrative position in government or the party, from where he can dispense patronage, a SATURDAY SUN’ source submitted.

[b]Lam Adesina[/b]

Outside the PDP platform is the former governor of the state under the Alliance for Democracy, Alhaji Lamidi Adesina. Adesina is now a chieftain of the Action Congress. A master of the game who is equally gifted with a mastery of the Yoruba rustic idioms. Like Adedibu, Adesina has followership in the state.

SATURDAY SUN investigations revealed that while Adedibu dismissed all other political gladiators in the state as paper tigers, he paid obeisance to Lam Adesina, albeit, discreetly. The Action Congress gubernatorial candidate in the last April poll, Taoheed Adedoja never proceeded to the tribunal to challenge Alao-Akala’s verdict; a development some members of the opposition parties perceived to be on the instruction of Lam Adesina.

What Lam Adesina has in the ability to mobilize people for election, he lacks in financial harmony.

“Adedibu, in spite of himself was able to sustain his dominance in Oyo politics because he was always ready to assist people financially. He acknowledged the loyalty of his followers and was always ready to succumb to their demands,” an ANPP stalwart told SATURDAY SUN.

Richard Akinjide

In recent times, former Attorney General of the federation, Chief Richard Akinjide has been the rallying point for a group challenging Adedibu’s dominance in Oyo Politics. In the vanguard are former minister for Special Duties in the Abacha regime, Chief Wole Oyelese and Senator Lekan Balogun. In recent times, efforts for true reconciliation by the PDP South-West executive had met with a brick wall on the insistence of the group that a fresh congresses and council elections be conducted in the state.

With Adedibu’s demise, the Akinjide group might want to explore the death of the late Ibadan politician to add vigour to its demands. But Balogun, in a television programme Thursday morning maintained that the inevitable change in the complexion of Oyo politics was already becoming evident even while Adedibu was still alive. A PDP stalwart outside the Adedibu camp however doesn’t see Akinjide gaining ascendancy in the state.

“He’s only fighting Adedibu because he has been excluded from wielding influence in Oyo PDP. Once he gets what he wants from the national secretariat of the party, he will be the first person to denounce the group he now belongs to. Akinjide lives for only Akinjide”.

According to him, it is for this seeming selfishness that Akinjide and his fellow elite have failed to connect with the locals. “When they troop to Adedibu’s house and get the rent on their houses, the school fees of their children and medical bills incurred by their respective families paid, they’d be ready to die for Adedibu. The old man knew this, understood the politics, and played it to the fullest.”

Alao-Akala

The incumbent governor of the state may want to exploit the demise of Adedibu to install himself as the new leader of the party in the state. In several other states controlled by the party, the state governor doubles as the party leader.

SATURDAY SUN investigations revealed that Akala isn’t comfortable that he has to defer to Adedibu on all issues, but remained faithful to his promise never to fight the old man. He said he would continue to accommodate the strongman until he quit the scene. “If you are expecting me to fight Baba Adedibu, you will have to wait for ever”, the governor had told a team of editors who visited him in Ibadan.

With the Adedibu’s demise, the coast is now clear for him to take told control of the party structure.

[b]Kamoru Adedibu[/b]

He became a senator, using his late father’s political structure. Kamoru in a newspaper interview had declared that he could not wait to succeed his father. With his father’s demise, is Kamoru the heir apparent? SATURDAY SUN investigation reveals that the Abuja senator has no structure of his own. Within the late politician’s camp, it is unlikely that the likes of the incumbent deputy governor, Taofeek Arapaja would kow tow to Senator Kamoru Adedibu.

Tokyo

Incidentally, in all these no mention appears to be made of Tokyo, the popular and controversial state Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers.

The assumption is that Tokyo is not very educated and is often dismissed as a mere thug kingpin. But they easily forget that grand academic profile has never been a major pre-requisite for the leadership of Ibadan politics, or politcs in any part of the country for that matter – or else Adedibu would never have emerged.

Tokyo probably has the most guaranteed loyal army of all – if we factor in the motor parks.

It’s the end of an era

–Niyi Akintola (SAN)

• Nobody can fill the void
[b]
–Sen. Lekan Balogun[/b]

A practicing lawyer Niyi Akintola does not agree that there would be a successor to Adedibu. However, he submitted that it’s natural for politicians to try to succeed him.

‘It’s natural for people to try to seek for relevance, to try to manouvre to take the vacuum. But I see Adedibu’s death as the end of an era. I hope that his death will bring sanity to Ibadan, because he succeeded in dividing the elite in Ibadan.

His death will bring the desired sanity. He even succeeded in scattering the traditional institution. He emboldened even the Baales to look straight into the eyes of the Olubadan. It never happened before.

But one must acknowledge that Adedibu played his role. No deception. You know where he stood at least on every issue. He was never an ingrate, he acknowledged contributions of his loyalists in PDP.

Speaking in similar vein, Senator Lekan Balogun described the death of Adedibu as the end of an era, insisting that nobody can fill the void.

“One or two people within his camp, Taofeek Arapaja and Hazeem Gbolarumi may try to ascend. But it’s impossibility. Succession won’t come from within the group, because there’s no Obasanjo in power to prop them up. Adedibu so called dominance came with Obasanjo…Actually, it’s the end of an era.

I pray that we won’t have somebody like him again
[b]
- Ajimobi, ANPP gubernatorial candidate[/b]

In the estimation of former senator and ANPP gubernatorial candidate to the governorship election in Oyo state, Senator Isiaka Ajimobi, Adedibu has left no enviable vacuum that any decent politician would be striving to fill.

“Like all death, it’s a lesson to those who can think. It shows that in the end, God owns the world. May God forgive him his sins.

“In terms of filling the void, I don’t think anybody can fill that. For the good that he has done, I pray that we produce somebody to fill that; for the bad things he did, I pray that we don’t have somebody like him in Ibadan again.”

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jun/14/511.html

Kaduna: Woman, 30, arraigned for cutting boy‘s privates

By Our correspondent

A 30-year-old woman, Hadiza Gambo, has appeared before a Kaduna Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly cutting a boy‘s privates.



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The prosecutor, Mr David Agie, alleged that Gambo, a rival to the mother of the child, was cruel and caused grievous hurt on him.

He alleged that Gambo used a razor blade to cut the child‘s (Shafiu Gambo) privates and other parts of the body.

Agie said, “Gambo also beat and pushed the victim, thereby causing a compound fracture on his leg.”

He added that the offence was contrary Section 238 and 241 of the Penal Code Laws of the Federation.

The prosecutor applied for an adjournment to enable him produce witnesses and the victim in court.

He explained that the victim was still receiving medical treatment in the hospital.

Magistrate Nasiru Idris granted the prosecutor‘s request for adjournment as well as the bail application by the accused.

The case, which was first mentioned on April 10 and heard on May 12, was adjourned till July 10 for further hearing.

Meanwhile, an Abuja Magistrate’s Court has discharged two men: Moses Adetunji, 26, and Kelechi ThankGod, 27, and warned the police against re-arresting them.

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jun/16/412.html

Nigeria get romantic song? What do they know about romance?

Well since my sisters are evil women I started looking for sister figures in prostitutes, which worked out awesome

Keep it up and I hope you dont get knifed by a transexual someday. Stay of Belgian whores because most of them are male transexuals unless you swing both ways. Do you swing both ways, playa?

Lots of people complain these days that virgins are hard to find in adult women quite unlike the olden times. If virginity in women was common in the olden days, why did the bible stress on mary's virginity , applauded her virginity and symbolized it as a coveted prize and an important requirement for the birth of the only Saviour of mankind, Jesus Christ? Wouldn't that mean that virginity in adult women was rare back then?

witchcraft

So you use witchcraft on those ashawos you carry about town? Who taught you romance 101? You don't have to go that far to nail an ashawo.

well i guess this is contradictary redish chic somehow to the gosple you been preaching

they use 419 in their love lives as well?

What do you use for your own Mr Loverboy?

I've overheard foreign women here in America claim that Nigerian brothers are very rude and aggressive. The aggression they show in their careers can also be seen in their love lives. These women complain that they hound 'em and persist even when they tell them to back off and they always back off with some form of aggression and utter display of foul behavior.

[b]Ladies: [/b]have you noticed these trends in Nigerian men?

[b]Gents: [/b]Are these women making these stories up or have you also noticed that your fellow brothers can be very rude and aggressive to women?

Do you have any? If yes, do you like it or did you just accept it because you have no option? Do you also think that parents should let their children grow and make the decisions themselves? Will you give your children any tribal mark no matter how tiny?

Reason am asking: I've got a female friend here from Ibadan that has one. Her own is so pronounced and enveloped her beauty and it puts her down. She hates her parents because of that and I've suggested she go for plastic surgery because it's affecting her in the labour market in NY. For some reason, corporate America discriminates against tribal marks silently.

Ok. So how does a Yoruba look?
What would a Nigerian wear?

Yorubas are usually dark complexioned, beautiful and in some cases have pronounced tribal marks which i detest anyway. Oyo people are not as dark as other yorubas relatively and my osun people are definitely the darkest. You can also determine them by the dress code especially among the older generation.

Obinna- Will of God/ Will of the Father Cheesy Cheesy Grin

Akidi
Akika
Akatamkpo (Humongous) Grin
Mbaji
Jioku
Ogbenyeanu. . . (WTF Huh Angry)
Agwoturumbe
Ofokansi
[b]Oturukpokpo[/b]

Obinna, I hear all the time but the rest of these names down the list are weird and I've not heard them before especially the ones on bold. Why should someone name her/his child humongous?

I'm tired of this country called Naija. you can't even rent common house without the fear of someone scamming you. How can somebody, a whole MD rent a property that does not belong to him? Why are most men very dubious? DO NOT PAY ANYBODY ANY RENT UNLESS YOU ARE SURE THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO LEASE OR AT LEAST HE/SHE(USUALLY HE SHA) HAS THE KEY.

Realtor swindler meets his Waterloo
By Yemi Akinsuyi, 06.13.2008

Yinka Sokoya is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sokoya and Partners, situated at Suit 11 on the 2nd floor of the Tafawa Balewa Square Complex, Onikan, Lagos. The 42 years old man was arrested in April this year and detained at the SFU cell for defrauding a company to the tune of N6,663,000 million naira.


According to police reports, Yinka, promised to lease out about 370 square metres of space on the first floor of a property situated at No, 77, Ojuelegba Road, Ojuelegba, Surulere, Lagos. The prospective tenant (name withheld) paid a whopping sum of N5 million to Yinka’s company as initial installment for the property.

After the payment, the company’s (tenant) officials went to the place to take charge of the property, but got a shocker. The owner of the property told them that there was no vacancy in the place and that he had never met anyone called Yinka Sokoya. After several efforts to take possession of the property proved abortive, and their money not refunded, Yinka was arrested by the police from the SFU. Suffice it to say that it took policemen from the financial unit of the force considerable time and effort before they caught up with the man who had by this time become elusive.

While Yinka was still telling the police of his involvement in the scam, one Mrs Opeyemi Adegbomire petitioned the police at the SFU that one Yinka Sokoya had fraudulently collected the sum of N15,250,000.00 million from her company, Maevis Nigeria Limited, for a serviced 5-Bedroom detachable house at Cappa Estate, Maryland, Lagos as rent. Prior to the time of moving into the property, some officials of Maevis Nigeria Limited had sent some cleaners to the premise to clean it up, since Yinka had told them that the place had not been occupied for over a year.

However, when the cleaners got there, they met other cleaners contracted by Virgin Atlantic. The Virgin Atlantic cleaners claimed to have been sent by the company to clean up the place for them since they would be moving in the next day. Meanwhile, some parts of the building had already been occupied by some of the staff of the company.

The following day, the staff of Meavis Nigeria Limited, led by Adegbomire, went to the venue of their purported office, but met staff of Virgin Atlantic in full possession of the office space. Not only that, the front office was adorned with the name and logo of Virgin Atlantic.

All efforts to track down Yinka to explain the development proved abortive, as he was nowhere to be found. Adegbomire’s company petitioned the police at SFU and they were told that Yinka was in their custody. When confronted, Yinka pleaded with Maevis’ representatives and promised to refund their money. [b][b]He eventually issued a Union Bank Plc cheque to the tune of N15,250,000.00 million. But on getting to the bank, Adegbomire and other staff of Meavis Nigeria Limited found out it was a dud cheque, as the bank dishonoured it.[/b][/b] To say that the police were furious at this new development, is to state the obvious.

While the police was still investigating the scam and with Yinka still denying his complicity in the sordid affair and insisting that he did not issue a bounced cheque, another organization - this time, a church, the New Covenant Church, Mainland Branch wrote - a petition to SFU against Yinka Sokoya, claiming that he collected some money running into millions of naira from them for a parcel of land on the mainland. When this petition got to the police unit, Yinka was informed about the new development. He did not deny it, but promised to pay back the money once he is released from the police cell.

Speaking on the series of reported allegations of fraud against him, Yinka, who pleaded for privacy, requesting that his activities should not be exposed because of his numerous customers, said he was just owing people and not defrauding them. He claimed to have started paying some of them. Giving his side of the story, Yinka said: “The truth is that my friend gave me some money to pay for a property. Immediately he gave me the money, he travelled abroad. I needed some money and I diverted it to take care of my personal commitments. I did not know that he would return so soon. When he returned and the initial place I got for him had been taken over by another company, he demanded for his money, which I have started paying.

“I don’t know why the police are embarrassing me now. I am a businessman and it is not new for a businessman to owe in the course of doing business transactions. I will pay in full, I only need to be given more time,” Yinka pleaded.

Asked if he was owing other people as claimed by the police, the man insisted that he was only doing business with people and that there is nothing strange in what he had done. “I am sad that this is happening in an advanced country like Nigeria. What is strange about doing business with people? If it had worked out according to plan, would there have been this grouse over a little problem. In fact, I don’t see it as a problem. It’s just the police that is making a mountain out of a mole hill. I will pay back,” he insisted.

Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police in charge of SFU, Mr. Yinka Balogun has vowed to get to the root of the matter and ensure that the people and companies defrauded by Yinka get justice done at the right time.

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/jun/14/209.html