OYO STATE DEPUTY TO AJIMOBI-WHAT KIND OF STUPID GOVERNOR ARE YOU?

Deputy to Ajimobi: “What kind of stupid governor are you?”
Ajimobi to Deputy: “You are threatening me in my office.”
“This is a public office and we’ll leave here someday,” Dep. replies
FROM SESAN OLUFOWOBI

An action movie was shot in the office of the governor of Oyo State, on Tuesday, as Governor Abiola Ajimobi and his deputy, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, nearly physically attacked each other.
It took the intervention of the security personnel attached to the two public figures to prevent a mortal combat provoked by Governor Ajimobi.

Before the near fisticuffs was halted by the security officials, there were hot exchanges between the governor and his fiercely loyal but worthlessly treated deputy who is from Oke Ogun Area of the state.
The dirty linen of the governor’s unsavory amorous deals and enrichment was washed publicly in the office while the skirmish lasted.

Reason they brawl

The brawl was fallout of the congress of the APC held in the state recently and shunned by almost all the National Assembly members of the party from the state.
The Deputy Governor’s mother is from Saki East Local Government where he built his house and where he retires each time he leaves Ibadan. His father is from either Atisbo or Oorelope Local Government. So, he is naturally the leader in those councils.

But rather than empower his deputy, Ajimobi subordinated him to one Mrs Hannah Olawunmi Ogunesan, a junior civil servant, who was promoted to the rank of a top shot in the service by Ajimobi, on account of his amorous relationship with the woman.

The severally humiliated deputy was forced to sit down with Ogunesan’s group to reach a consensus on the list of party officers in the two council areas and the agreement was struck in an atmosphere of peace.
But with the support of her concubine, Ogunesan removed all the nominees of the Deputy Governor from the consensus lists and the action was sheepishly and swiftly endorsed by Governor Ajimobi.
OUR SOURCE was reliably exclusively informed that an embittered Alake Adeyemo went into the congress humiliated but yet demonstrated a high sense of maturity.

But unable to stomach the indignation meted on him by Ajimobi from the comfort of Delilah’s laps, the Deputy Governor had to open up to the committee set up to address complaints arising from the congress and alleged foul play in his council areas.

Irked that the Deputy had the guts to complain, Ogunesan had to go to Governor Ajimobi to make a report.
As usual, the governor summoned his Deputy to his office with his Delilah and others seated. Sensing that the discussion might erupt into a volcano, Governor Ajimobi asked all but his deputy to remain.
The hot and loud conversation between them, exclusively got by OUR SOURCE, went thus: Ajimobi: Do you realize you don’t have any power in this office?

Deputy: I have every right as you do. The Constitution recognizes me as the deputy governor. You are nobody without me because we were both elected on a joint ticket.
Ajimobi: So, you are threatening me in my office?
Deputy: This is not your office; it is a public office and we will leave someday.
Ajimobi: Get out of my office
Deputy (rose on his feet): I am not going anywhere. What kind of stupid governor are you? You think I don’t know what is going on between you and that woman (Ogunesan)? You have desecrated the office of the governor by sleeping with all sorts of women. I have been very loyal to you despite your ill treatment towards me. What else do you want? How else do you want me to please you? I can even resign right now. What am I getting from being your deputy apart from insult?

When the security officials rushed into the Governor’s office, the two public figures were seen almost at each other’s jugular and were quickly separated by the security personnel.
An eye witness confided in OUR SOURCE that the deputy governor, whose son gets married today (Friday) and Saturday, left Ajimobi’s office, pregnant with fury, and banged the door.
On getting to his office, he wrote his resignation letter, a copy of which OUR SOURCE made several unsuccessful attempts to get. It took the intervention of top government functionaries to prevail on Chief Adeyemo from submitting the letter.

Having realized he goofed, Governor Ajimobi left his office and went to his deputy’s saying, “You are not known to get angry” and apologized to him.

He also ordered the caretaker chairman of Saki East Local Government to ensure that he further placates his deputy governor and ensure he is happy through the during of his son’s wedding.
OUR SOURCE was informed, that the travel of First Lady, Florence Ajimobi, on Thursday to Ogbomosho, venue of the Deputy Governor’s wedding, where she intends to sleep throughout the weekend.

It will be recalled that last year when one of the children of the deputy got married in Ibadan, Mrs Ajimobi never attended the event but stayed in the Government House, though her husband did attend.