Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated reasons why it is not necessary to engage in a fight with politicians.
The governor stated that fighting a politician is not worth it because they “do a lot of other things together behind the curtain.”
He said this on Saturday at the burial and thanksgiving service in honour of Mama Ruth Adenihun Dare, mother of former Minister of Youth and Sports, Chief Sunday Dare, held at Sabo Baptist Church, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
He reiterated that residents of the state must be cautious not to fight one another over politics, as politicians always have a way of settling their differences.
“I am sure Chief Sunday Dare must have thought I wouldn’t attend this event because we don’t belong to the same party. I tell people not to fight because of politicians, because it is not worth it.This is because we do a lot of other things together behind the curtain.”
“When I took over as governor in 2019, I decided to sack all the Local Government chairmen because we felt their election was unconstitutional.”
“As a result, they also took me to court for government to pay their entitlements. We dragged the matter up to the Supreme Court level. But, on Friday, I paid N2 billion out of the debt. So, we are no longer fighting.”
Governor Makinde equally noted that he would return to Ogbomoso in a few weeks to commission the 78.6km Ogbomoso-Iseyin-Fapote Road named after former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, according to the Independent.
The funeral service had in attendance dignitaries including former Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin (rtd); Emeritus Professor Olu Aina; former Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, former Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Paulen Tallen; and former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande.
Others include former Deputy Governor, Alhaji Hassim Gbolarunmi; Co- Chairman of the Oyo State Elders Council, Dr Saka Balogun, Chief of Staff, Chief Segun Ogunwuyi, Commissioners and other top government functionaries.
