It was a sadden news that continues to flash across the memories of people… the murder of Chief Bola Ige. A few professionals are more successful and beneficial to the society than “IGE”, a renowned advocate that was prominent in the Nigeria politics. He was the Attorney General and Minister of Justice when he was murdered in his own house. The relevancy of this line of story is the connection of Iyiola Omisore with the murder of IGE, he was one of the suspect and was arrested and triled in court. He was discharged and not acquitted through what is refers to as NOLI PROSEQUI, it is a power granted to the Attorney General of the state and the Federation to terminate criminal trial at any point before the judgement. This constitutional power I considered as obnoxious which will really be used for good.
I have said it time without numbers that this species of naked power will be miss use at the expense of our the society, with this power of NULI, politician can commit all crimes in this world and get away with. It is such a useful power for the political murderers. When a serious crime which is connected to the Attorney General of both the state and federation like the murder of IGE is untimely terminated with power of NULI, it is just a discharge and not acquittal, it means the charge can still be brought against such an accuse which means the film still continue and the story line is still lengthy. It is a trite in Law that accuse is presumed innocent until contrary in proven Sec 36(5) CFRN, meanwhile, it is common witty saying that there is no smoke without fire.
He was in the detention when he was nominated for the Senate; still in the detention when he won the election… you can imagine the game in the manipulative era of Obasanjo and Moris Iwu, the era of maximum manipulation and rigging of election.
Now that he wants to direct the affairs of the state of Osun state, he cannot be free from some questions which only he can answer. As a person who has had opportunity of been the Deputy Governor of the state of Osun during Akande led government, what was his distinct contribution to the government? We will wish to ask if he has any traceable initiative that added value to the lives of the people of the state of Osun?
It was learnt from a reliable source that Omisore was the coordinator of political corruption while he was a Deputy Governor of Osun state. I was told this when there was no political flame of his candidature. I mean the money siphoned through bribery in the ministries during the administration of Chief Bisi Akande without the knowledge of Akande was coordinated by Omisore. At a point of the corrupt adventure, Akande got to know and he condemns and frowns at it. Since then the then Deputy Governor, who is now a governorship aspirant in the state of Osun encouraged it continuation and collect his own and that of the governor without the knowledge of the governor.
As much as Iyiola Omisore enjoys the rights to contest, many factors will determine his acceptability. If he has served as Deputy Governor and later as Senator of Federal Republic of Nigeria, we thus have opportunity to flash back and to review his days as political leader. Do we have laudable and numerous project, initiatives, and agenda that the people have benefited from his leadership? If we are able to count in good numbers, the pronounced and clear and intelligible achievement of Omisore as Deputy Governor and later as a Senator of Federal Republic, that makes his candidate in the gubernatorial race a good one. However, in the absent of laudable achievements in these mentioned offices he held, he is better rejected and opposed right away, and let him be aware that it is not a place to learn, our government house not meant for mediocre.
The time has come when selfishness and ego rule the disposition of politicians in the state of Osun since the governorship election is nearer; I am worried by the violent inclined history of Iyiola Omisore. The youths who in many instances suffer bloody blow from the antisocial violence engineer by the desperate politicians, need to be intelligently bold and act wisely during the ongoing electioneering season in the state of Osun, let us not be wiped out before our turn by desperate politicians.
The Police in the state of Osun are highly needed now than before to play an umpire role and to go extra- mile to sustain peace and stability in the state of Osun and to prevent with all cost any form of political killings. They must not fail in this regard unless they are worthless and irrelevant contrary to their constitutional roles.
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