Amosun’s Legacies in Ogun State
“There will come a day, when all the lies will collapse under their own weight, and truth will again triumph” Joseph Goebbels
Lie in itself is a manifestation of complex, those in who’s nature it is to peddle them do it to cover up their innate disability, inferiority and crass disrespect for their audience. Humanity must be saddened and to say the least, the good people of Ogun State for the circus of politics destiny has thrust on them in the past weeks and months.
They attempted to repackage their product to make it appeal to the people but, the discerning public will not have any of their concocted lies so, they resorted to blackmail and campaign of calumny. A lie will remain a lie no matter how long it is told and who is believing it.
In the past weeks the social media was awash with some jaundiced story of how operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invaded the residence of a sitting governor. Those who planted the story knew that it is fake and to further help them put an end to their delusion, the EFCC has spoken, case closed:
“Governor Amosun was neither under surveillance nor was any of his residence raided by operatives of the EFCC. Consequently, members of the public are enjoined to disregard the false report.”
The above statement from the EFCC, clearly shows to the public how low, mischievous and desperate those who are currently angling to govern Ogun could go with their conglomerate of sponsored lies. Unfortunately, rather than accept the ignominy they are now faced with and tender unreserved apology to the good people of Ogun State, they have again gone to the market with new set of lies, claiming that the EFCC acted under pressure.
It is equally important to state here that the Ogun State government does not need an EFCC rebuttal to put a lie to that allegation, the good people of Ogun State know the truth, they remain Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s pillar of support.
In 2011, when he was first given the mandate to govern Ogun State, it was the triumph of truth over lies. That feat was repeated in 2015, an endorsement of Amosun’s sprawling legacies spread across the three senatorial districts of the state.
You cannot deny the existence of the six-lane Ogun standard roads/flyovers, linking NNPC with Iyana-Mortuary at one end and the Brewery-LafenwaItoku-Sapon-Idiaba.
Sagamu Benin Express-Oba Erinwo seven kilometres road wears the Amosun signature. Also completed are flyover bridges at Lagos Garage and Mabolufon junction, both in Ijebu-Ode. The road from Illishan connecting Ago-Iwoye is over eighty per cent completed.
Ota got a total facelift with six-lane road network crisscrossing the entire township, a departure from the once-upon-a-time failed Ilo-Awela/Ota roads. Also very critical to the Governor Amosun administration is the ongoing construction of the 32 kilometres Sango-IjokoOjodu-Abiodun six- lane Ogun standard road and flyover bridges.
Despite its proximity to Lagos and the potential value addition of this all important settlement, no previous governments dared to embark on the road project, because of the very huge financial implications. Amosun has successfully changed the narrative with the provision of five bridges along that stretch, flying over densely populated and flood-prone areas. Imagine the value of linking Sango-Ota-Idiroko road with the Lagos-Ibadan express road at Berger and connecting an international road corridor at Idiroko.
Truly, SIA, as he’s fondly called, has in six years outperformed previous governments in the state. He’s still breaking new grounds despite the paucity of funds. Eshomomoh Imoudu, Abeokuta
Call it a paradigm shift if you wish, but the buzz around the CBN Deputy Governor-designate, Mrs. Aisha Ahmad, regarding her wardrobe is a sensation to say the least. It is sad that a lot of Nigerians still have not come to realise that there is a strong correlation between outward appearance of the everyday working female and the state and condition of her home. Even with the tough demands of work, Mrs. Ahmad strives to create and maintain a sense of harmony about herself by the way she dresses (hair arrangement, clothing style, lip gloss, nail polish, shoe kind, etc.) Thus, it can be inferred that she maintains an impeccable home that reflects this personal harmony. Mrs. Ahmad’s critics should be informed that it requires finer aptitude to maintain the good looks that Mrs. Ahmad projects; it is a fact amongst her Nupe tribal group that ladies who hide beneath layers and layers of clothing and shawls are poor homemakers and terribly prone to keeping shabby apartments. I know this fact because I had been co-tenants a couple of times with Nupe families. The whole thing about layering up is a belief in some sort of carte-blanche propensity to hide dirt and not come clean. This is where Mrs. Aisha Ahmad is different. May I also add the uncomfortable truth that ladies who hide behind too much layers have a urine-odour essence about them? This is true because heavily-layered ladies always come out awkward after a bathroom visit; there are lots of them working over here at the Federal University of Technology, Minna.
Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Minna
It is with deep pain in our hearts and a sense of irredeemable loss that we bid farewell to our beloved sister, Mrs. Chioma Hope Endwell Akwu Orlu (Nee Udutchay). A time like this is a solemn moment when we reflect on the true meaning of life. For all of us who are related to Mrs. Chioma in one way or the other, it has been very difficult to accept the frightening reality that she has finally left us.
Chioma represented every good value the family could boast of. She carried the family reputation in a very outstanding and dignified way. She was an embodiment of condour, chastity, love and kindness. Her life was a rich testimony of remarkable quality and achievement.
She was a good sister to all of us, just as we know that she was a good mother to her two lovely children and good wife to her husband. She was a devoted Christian who never joked with her Christian life.
Good things, they say, never last for two long. Chioma was too good to have left us at such a prime of her life. But God knows why she would be called back at such a time like this. No doubt we shall miss her ever smiling presence, her friendliness and love. We also know that her colleagues in the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Port Harcourt would equally miss her.
We take solace and comfort knowing that she had lived a good life. We just say, farewell to our good sister. God be with you till we meet again. Chief Henry Udutchay, ooukey@yahoo.com