OLUMIDE AKINSAYA: A WORTHY OPPOSITION

Let me tell you guys one small story about this brilliant gentleman who is making waves building beautiful malls including the wonder they call Tropicana Mall in Uyo. So I said, I wanted to be President of the Command School Alumni and some powers that be say, I cannot be President. They wanted Taiwo, a brilliant young wellarticulated lady, as president. The choice was clear, sheer class as against my gruff Shomolu devil may care self and the alumni was divided. Come and see argument, struggle and pushing.

I pushed o; caused trouble, shouted and moved mountains to be president. The more I struggled, the more I wasn’t making a headway. This Taiwo was beating me in all areas of the elections and she was getting very strong support. So I decided to go coy. I called my brother Olumide Ohunayo – we repeated together. You know me I do form 4 three times and Olumide do am twice. But he fail before me and he form the bedrock of all the ‘olodos’ wey dey support me.

I say, ‘Bro, who dey behind Taiwo. Why are we not moving forward? By now we suppose don take out this girl make I form government na. Olumide was to be my Chief of Staff and had already prepared my acceptance speech. Olumide who unknown to me had already done a Fani Kayode on me said, na Olumide Akinsanya. I say which Olumide, the one with big head wey no dey see well? He say, you don start, na so you go loose election dey yab people.

I say ok make we go see am. My Chief of Staff say no worry. Olumide is firmly on Taiwo’s side and they form the 85 set and they are determined. I say but no be that set wey me and you repeat go join? Me sef na the same set. The fact say you don repeat before me no mean say dem go don indoctrinate you, common set up the meeting.

That is how we met Olumide Akinsanya with his people. Gbenga Ismail, Binebi and one or two other people. They were frowning because I don abuse dem tire-the kind abuse wey Fani abuse Buhari before he see the light. But these once were not as welcoming as Buhari especially Binebi who was just frowning.

I say, ‘My people I am part of you. If not that I pass common entrance early enter Secondary School before all of una, we for don start school the same day. But you cannot beat destiny, you see that I failed and now we are mates and before I fail, I have already sent Olumide Ohunayo to you who failed a year before me. Please edakun, awon egbe ati awon aburo mi ema je ki omo girl taiwo yi pa mi na. (meaning: my age mates and younger ones, don’t let Taiwo kill me) I break am to Nolly-Yoruba make dem understand am well. Olumide smiled and said, ‘Edgar, drink Hennessey make we gist better leave election, that has already been concluded. The Jagaban of Command had spoken. I withdrew from the election when I saw the kind of defeat Jonathan suffered in his last election coming towards me. Me, I no dey shame I withdraw and run away. Come and see junior girls crying.

Anyways, today Olumide Akinsanya is creating waves. Apart from building and managing the very best malls in the country, he just recently started working with the Oyo State Government to revamp its healthcare sector through some very stupendous infrastructural developments. Great guy, well done my brother. Let’s meet in Uyo, abeg. I owe you.