OPINION: Return of Ile-Arugbo by Mutiu Olagunju
Some months ago, the state was thrown into turmoil. The Kwara State Government reclaimed a piece of land reportedly belonging to the Asa Investment, a company owned by the late Dr Olusola Saraki (alias Baba Saraki) for being illegally and unlawfully acquired. Instead of eating the humble pie, his children and allied forces took to the media to smear Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for taking back what belongs to the state from them. The return has come.
The campaign of calumny was legendary. No names in the dictionary that he was not called. Senator Bukola Saraki in his treatise even said that the governor 'crossed the line.' Eight months down the line, Kwarans are getting to know who is a habitual liar and an unrestrained breaker of every moral sanctity if the latest court judgement is for the take.
The Kwara State High Court earlier today lifted the interim injunction restraining the state government from the repossession of the Ile- Arugbo land following the repeated failure of counsel to the Sarakis to appear before the court to fully prosecute the case.
The land which is purportedly owned by the late Dr Olusola Saraki became a legal subject when his children took the Kwara State Government to court after it was reclaimed. The government has always argued that it was unlawfully taken over by the firm without any right of occupancy or payment to the owner, the state government, and made no pretence of it.
Sadly, the governor became a subject of a coordinated attack. They unleashed the media and even attempted to rouse the public against him to cover their unholy tracks. Sadly, that was the culture in the Kwara of yesterday. The good thing is all the acts of impunity and crass greed for properties are well documented. It is no coincidence that the truth is finally coming to light: we had such a legion of looters as leaders who are still unrepentant about it!
If they were, they wouldn't have taken the government to court for a doomed cause. It is evident how they have been absent from court sessions that they brought lies to the market in daylight, only the blind one would buy it. For the umpteenth time, they couldn't provide evidence to their claims and shame wouldn't let them show up. When the Hon Justice Abiodun Adewara could no longer stomach their hanky panky, the Court lifted the injunction on Ile Arugbo and awarded penalties against Asa investment. It is a very fair judgement.
Our courts must be fair and resolute in the face of impunity. I hope the Sarakis grow courage and show up in court on the 23rd and 24th of September to put faces to the highest hoax ever. Perhaps they would do better than their actor counsel, Akin Onigbinde (SAN), who has acted all the scenes in the world to buy time for this funny case. I am particularly concerned at this point he may be racing to a medal as the most dramatic counsel. Hat off.
This legal gymnastics reinforces my belief that no one, no matter how strong and brilliant, fights against the truth and wins. Whereas the Sarakis felt they had all the money and power to deny Kwarans what originally belongs to us, the reality is making a punk of the stone-hearted pen robbers. The Lord, verily, never takes the side of the oppressors.
This time his band of unexposed and spineless propagandists would better be busy finding the one who 'kolobi-ed' the sum of 250k for Sallah than inundating Kwarans with another of their lies from the pit of hell. They are up against the truth and can never win with lies!
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Afeyin-Olukuta Suleiman Abubakar Ishak Mohammed Sabi Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan Alaiye Jaigbade Alao Abdulrazaq Magaji Binta Abubakar Mora Sulaiman Gado Ahman Pategi Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa Mohammed Abduraheem Unicontinental Construction Company Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah Ilorin Like-Minds Maigida Soludero Transit Abubakar Abdullahi Bata Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi Kwara State Governor Solomon Edojah Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen Bayo Mohammed Onimode Quarry Royal Valley Benin Republic Federal Polytechnic Offa Oyelere Oyinloye MMWG Omotosho Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory Bilikis Oladimeji Samari AGILE Programme Segun Ogunsola Isiaka AbdulRazaq Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu Idris Garba Timothy Olatunde Fadipe Pategi Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Otunba Taiwo Joseph Earlyon Technologies Hassan Saliu Idowu Aremu Baruten Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners Moses Salami Saidu Kawu Computer Based Test Emir Of Ilorin Wahab Egbewole Maigida AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa Alao Ayotunde Kwara State University Of Education Onilorin NFAI General Hospital Jide Ashonibare Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye Pilgrims Board SDP Alore Oba Abdulraheem Ayobami Seriki Nurudeen Mohammed UITH Alfa Modibbo Belgore Fatimat Saliu Bolaji Aladie Sebastine Obasi Ramat Oganija SWAN Ajibike Katibi Osuwa Wale Oladepo Farouk Salim
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji Jamila Bio Ibrahim Lafiagi Taofeek Sanusi Muhammad Ghali Alaaya Tunji Folami Edret Sabi Abel VADA Shuaib Abdulkadir Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone Maimunat Oloriegbe Folashade Omoniyi AbdulRahman Saad ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited Ramat Oganija Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf Oluwole Dupe Mutawali Of Ilorin Mohammed Danjuma Olomu Of Omu-Aran Council Of The Wise Ahman Pategi University Omar Gambari Roheemat Hammed Mohammed Ghali Alaaya Saheed Popoola University Road QuickWin Mogaji Aare Durosinlohun Kawu Yusuf Abubakar Abdulrazaq Solihudeen Ilesha-Baruba Oko-Olowo Shuaib Boni Aliyu Owode Market Issa Baba Tosin Saraki Binta Abubakar-Mora Ojuekun Sarumi Ilorin Emirate ASUU Tsaragi/Share Kunbi Titiloye Clement Yomi Adeboye Abdulmajeed Abdullahi Busari Alabi Alausa Share-Tsaragi Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa Kwara NIPR Bayo Lawal Elelu Esinniobiwa Quareeb Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road Alanamu Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa Iyabo Adewuyi Anilelerin Turaki Of Ilorin Isiaka Saka Opobiyi Otuka Aisha Gobir Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi Tafida Of Ilorin Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu V.O. Abioye Kwara North Sebastine Obasi Bashiru Makama Gaa Olobi Funmilayo Zubair Simeon Ajibola Salau Kabiru Abdullahi Orisun Igbomina Nigerian Medical Association Sun Qing Rong Tunde Idiagbon Road

