OGUN WEST CONDEMN DROPPING OF PARAMOUNT RULER AS DELEGATE TO CONFERENCE
The people of Ogun West Senatorial district has condemned the dropping of their
Paramount ruler as one of the delegates to the national conference.
In a press release signed by the duo of Baaroyin Kayode Odunaro and Elder Adetokunbo Fakeye on behalf of Ogun West Consultative Forum on National Conference, the senatorial district viewed the action of the presidency as a plot to deny the already marginalised people of the senatorial district their right and say at the conference.
“We the people of Ogun West Senatorial District as represented by the Ogun West Consultative Forum on National Conference totally condemn and reject the exclusion of our duly nominated delegate to the National Conference and call on President Goodluck Jonathan to as a matter of urgency redress this anomaly that seeks to exclude the representative of a whole senatorial district with many ethnic nationalities from contributing to the national question”
“Indeed we see the National Conference as an avenue to air our grievances of age long socio-economic and political marginalisation and injustice meted to the people of Ogun West in the Nigerian Federation”.
The paramount ruler, HRM Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle MFR, whose nomination by the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun according to the people was described as putting a round peg in a round hole because of his intellectual capability and exposure, immediately after he was announced as a State delegate convened a meeting under the name: Ogun West Consultative Forum, which comprises of traditional rulers, leaders of thought, representatives of Ogun West socio-cultural/economic groups and former public office holders for the purpose of having a his people contribution for the conference.
“It is thus with utmost shock and disbelieve that we received the report of the royal father’s name exclusion from the list of delegates as released by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF Chief Pius Ayim. Indeed it was thought to be a grave error until we confirmed that indeed his name was drop without ANY justifiable reason” the released stated.