Smart Adeyemi And The Five Leprous Fingers – Titi Balogun

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I read the news scroll on AIT on Wednesday 22nd October with disgust that the five local government chairmen of Okun extraction and faceless 500 stakeholders endorsed the satanic aspiration of out-going senator Smart Adeyemi for an unholy third term. Adding insult to the injury, the report claimed that these FIVE LEPROUS FINGERS in OKUNLAND namely; Engineer Ayo Makanjuola of Yagba West, Alhaji F.G. Ibrahim of Yagba East, Mr Folorunso Daniyan of Mopamuro, Dr Remi Odutola of Ijumu and E.O Funsho of Kabba Bunu used our commonwealth to purchase Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, nomination form for Smart Adeyemi.

Though I gathered from a very reliable source that the news was a media stunt by Smart Adeyemi’s spin doctors in reaction to the meeting of Kogi west political stakeholders who unanimously rejected Smart’s unholy ambition. The truth, according to the source, was that Smart Adeyemi’s personal assistant and a house of assembly aspirant in Ijumu LGA, Mr Ade Omofaye had on the same 22nd October, visited the Kogi State PDP office in Lokoja to pick nomination form and expression of interest for his mentor, Smart Adeyemi. He said, the news that local government chairmen paid for the form was untrue.

However, one thing is clear, these FIVE LEPROUS FINGERS in OKUNLAND are running errands for Smart Adeyemi and are ready to sell their peoples birthright for a plate of porridge.

While Smart and his godfather, Omokore, in their desperate dis-service to the good people of Kogi west are using these  these FIVE LEPROUS FINGERS in OKUNLAND as political pawns and errand boys. It will be recalled that some of  these FIVE LEPROUS FINGERS in OKUNLAND were ‘former Big-Boys’ who were brought to power in a bid to rehabilitate them financially.

Unfortunately for Smart Adeyemi and his bandwagon, these FIVE LEPROUS FINGERS in OKUNLAND are presently political liabilities and not assets.  These FIVE LEPROUS FINGERS in OKUNLAND have lost relevance and respect of the people they were meant to serve. Their sins include:

1. Mass retrenchment of qualified civil servants in their respective councils

2. Payment of 30% monthly salaries to civil servants while they and their aides smile to the bank with 150% salaries and allowances

3. Lack of vision and accountability with SURE-P funds

The only favour  these FIVE LEPROUS FINGERS in OKUNLAND can do for the ill-fated Smart Adeyemi’s 3rd term agenda is to help him rig PDP primaries.

Come February 2015, we will reject Smart Adeyemi and  these FIVE LEPROUS FINGERS in OKUNLAND through the ballot with our votes.

– Titi Balogun writes from Lokoja


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