Amosun is an Opportunist, Gani Adams Replies Ogun Governor on Secession allegation
Biyi Ogunrinola
The National coordinator of Oodua Peoples’ Congress ,OPC, Otunba Gani Adams has described the Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibukunle Amosun as an opportunist as a result of a remark he made against ethnic militias in Nigeria .
Amosun was reported to have made uncomplimentary remarks about self determination groups in the Country accusing the ethnic militias of “secessionist tendency”. In a release made available to NigerianEcho, Adams described the statement as “hopelessly unfortunate , frivolous in intention and act which is very undignified of the personality of a South – West Governor “
Adams said he would have ignored the comment as the ranting of an ant “but coming out from the mouth of a Yoruba personality and a Governor of a state in Yoruba land who is supposed to know the import and magnitude of secession to the sovereignty and unity of Nigeria, then I have to make our stand clear and clean “
He pointed out that “To show that the statement is not only shameful and unexpected ,but a brazen act of blackmail which is totally false in concept and malicious is the fact that for the past 12 years , OPC has not done anything or embark on any act that is secessionist in nature . “
Adams said “We have not nether through act or deed, nor nether through spoken word or press release made mention of secession or break up of this country. It thus surprising where the Executive Governor of Ogun State came about his so called “secessionist ’tendencies of OPC “
He revealed that “Governor Amosun must be hallucinating or coming from a bad dream, for I don’t know where he came about his allegation of secession or felony and OPC “
Adams said “It is a criminal libel for Governor Amosun to label OPC as a secessionist group. We are a socio – cultural group determined to protect the territorial- cultural integrity of Yoruba people within the confine of a truly Federal Republic of Nigeria. This is why I participated in the National Confab with resolved for Regionalism not breaking up of the country “
Adams added that “It is sad that people like Governor Amosun who were hiding their heads and carousing under the comfort of their families during the Abacha tenure of terror when we were fighting for the reestablishment of democracy in Nigeria are the one reaping where they did not sow “
Reminding Amosun that his position as governor is transient just like all other positions, Adams said “I am not disappointed in him. It is the effect of what they called folio de grandeur, stupidity of greatness. But he should remember that Governor’s tenure is temporal but Yoruba race and its development will outlive him.”
Adams appealed to members of the Oodua Peoples’ Conference not to de demoralized by the “reckless statements of Governor Amosun”, saying it must have been “a product of hallucination and frustration “.
