Governor Dapo Abiodun, Hon. Ladi Adebutu And The Machinations Of The 'Arijenimadarus'. By Saint-Olawale Jimoh

For the benefit of my non-Yoruba readers, 'Arijenimadaru' is a Yoruba sobriquet and philosophical concept, used to describe a perfidious person who benefits from causing rancour and discord in any system. His gains and significance is directly proportional to the magnitude of trouble he is able to orchestrate. We have them all around and like I wrote earlier, we seem to have them in large number in Ogun than anywhere else. The magnitude of falsehood being dished out on daily basis by these attention seekers can ressurect the dead.

     

    A good example of such characters is the fellow who started the recent Ladi-Dapo greetings imbroglio and his co-travellers. The fellow, who claimed to be a national leader of National Association of Ogun state Students' (NAOSS) went as far as giving Hon. Ladi Adebutu stern warning and ultimatum to tender an apology for his 'rude' attitude. I followed the drama and ranting of those who shared his position on Facebook and I almost wept for them. When did a particular manner of greeting between two politicians become an issue in our dear State?

   Thank God for for the intervention of the above named association ably led by Comr. Saka Azeez Abidemi, who issued a press release, dissociating the association from the mess and stating in clear terms the association has always been at the fore front of putting the welfare of Ogun state first and that the body does not have any dealings with the impostor.
     

    By now, except our amiable Governor is not paying attention, he would have noticed a good number of these people who make noise over non-issue all in a bid to be noticed. They are quick to attack you as long as your view about the present government doesn't tally with theirs. But instead of attracting undue attention, why not come up with an idea that can move the State forward and you would be surprised how the Governor will like to see you. I have seen it happening all around us. During the regime of former President Jonathan, one Finland-based Nigerian student, Dipo Daramola and his friends made suggestions to GEJ on ways to fight insecurity and kidnapping using technology. Their ideas were plausible and genuine  and were promptly invited for consultation.

    Let's stop these distractions and focus on developing our dear Gateway State. Personally, I'm beginning to like Governor Dapo Abiodun for his silent works on areas I never expected and Hon. Ladi Adebutu on the other hand, has succeeded in setting a standard that may be too difficult for any unserious politician to meet up with. We therefore need the co-operation of these two giants and several others to make Ogun great.

Ogun oni baje o!