As a Yoruba man, I find it very offensive that Iyiola Omisore, who was fingered by multiple sources as being a mastermind in the death of Bola Ige, has been presented by the PDP to contest as Governor of Bola Ige's home state, Osun.
Yet present at the ceremony to declare President Goodluck Jonathan's public support for Omisore was Bode George who was convicted and jailed for stealing public funds. Ekiti Governor-elect, Ayo Fayose and former House of Reps speaker, Dimeji Bankole (being touted as Ogun PDP governorship candidate), both of whom have long outstanding cases of corruption with the EFCC, also spoke at the rally. This should be worrying for Yorubaland.
I don't give a hoot about who wins Osun and I'm not a fan of Aregbesola. But why does the PDP like presenting criminals as political candidates in the South West? Don't they have people of impeccable characters that can be presented/supported to run for offices?
Away from the PDP, the Yoruba people need to do a critical self-assessment and wonder why people of very questionable character are taking foothold in the region's politics. Someone like Tinubu should not even have the audacity to proclaim himself a Yoruba servant, talk less of being a leader. We are clearly better than this. We are the people that produced Obafemi Awolowo.
We are better than this.
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