OPINION: Return of Ile-Arugbo by Mutiu Olagunju

Date: 2020-08-07

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.

Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Henry Olaosebikan     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Oniye     Ileloke     Olaitan Buraimoh     Abubakar Lah     Oluwole Dupe     Yahaya Dumoye     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Hassan Taiye Salam     Yomi Adeboye     Ramadhan     Royal FM     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     FOMWAN     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Makama Of Ilorin     Illyasu Abdullahi     Igosun     Yusuf A. Usman     Ahmad Uthman     Fola Consultant     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Niyi Ogundiran     Hamidu Olowo     Mogaji Aare     Khairat Gwadabe     Gbenga Awoyale     Rachael Obisesan     Bolaji Aladie     Suleiman Mora Omar     Saadu Alanamu     IEDPU     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Ilorin Metro Park     KWTV     Firdaos Amasa     Segun Adeniyi     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Ghali Alaaya     Maimunat Oniyangi     Mazars Consulting     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Osuwa     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Omoniyi     Kwara Pdp     Senate Presidency     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Saba Mamman Daniel     Kayode Alabi     CACOVID     Alliance For Democracy     Azeez Salawu     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Tsado Manman     Okanlawon Taiwo     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Kishira     Egbewole     Ijagbo Health Centre     Olokoba     Age AbdulKareem     Pategi     Shehu Jimoh     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Segun Abifarin     Issa Baba     Ejidongari     MAI Akande     Ganmo     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union     Obayomi Azeez     Park     Rotimi Atere     Nigerian Correctional Service     IFK     Orisa Bridge     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Naira Redesign     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Sebastine Obasi     Labour Party     Olabode Towoju     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Galadiman Ngeri     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     JMK Construction Company Limited     Valsolar Consortium     Saduki Lafiagi     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Khairat Gwadabe     Okin Biscuit     AbdulHamid Adi     Danhawa     NSCIA     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     ASMAU PLAZA     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Fatimoh Lawal     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Twitter     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Oloje     Alabere     08001000100     Bluenile Associates     Vasolar Consortium     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Nigerian Army     Dumagi     Bola Olukoju     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory     KWACOBPA     Kwara NIPR     Saliu Ajia     Ben Duntoye     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Iqra Books     Kwara Polytechnic     Zulu Gambari     Salman Suleiman     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Transition Implementation Committee     Segun Olawoyin     Oye Tinuoye     Femi Gbajabiamila     Roseline Oni Aremu     Olayinka Olaogun     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Maja     Folashade Omoniyi     A.E. Afolabi     Otoge     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Ajike People Support Centre     Oba Abdulraheem     George Funsho Adebayo     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Ilorin South