Gani Adams, the national coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and convener of the Oodua Progressives Union (OPU)
In a release made available to Naij.com, Otunba Adams described the statement credited to Governor Amosun alleging OPC and others militias of secessionists tendencies as “hopelessly unfortunate , frivolous in intention and act which is very undignified of the personality of a South – West Governor.”
Otunba Adams pointed out that “I would have ignored the comment as the ranting of an ant but coming out from the mouth of a Yoruba personality and a Governor of a state in Yoruba land who is supposed to know the import and magnitude of secession to the sovereignty and unity of Nigeria, then I have to make our stand clear and clean.”
He pointed out that “To show that the statement is not only shameful and unexpected, but a brazen act of blackmail which is totally false in concept and malicious is the fact that for the past 12 years, OPC has not done anything or embark on any act that is secessionist in nature.”
Otunba Adams said “We have not nether through act or deed, nor nether through spoken word or press release made mention of secession or break up of this country. It thus surprising where the Executive Governor of Ogun State came about his so called “secessionist ’tendencies of OPC.”
He revealed that “Governor Amosun must be hallucinating or coming from a bad dream, for I don’t know where he came about his allegation of secession or felony and OPC “
He pointed out that “It is a criminal libel for Governor Amosun to label OPC as a secessionist group. We are a socio – cultural group determined to protect the territorial- cultural integrity of Yoruba people within the confine of a truly Federal Republic of Nigeria. This is why I participated in the National Confab with resolved for Regionalism not breaking up of the country.”
Otunba Adams revealed that “It is sad that people like Governor Amosun who were hiding their heads and carousing under the comfort of their families during the Abacha tenure of terror when we were fighting for the reestablishment of democracy in Nigeria are the one reaping where they did not sow “
“We don’t even begrudge them for this but they are now assaulting our integrity with aggressive and intimidating verbal cholera to project us who were in the trenches as felonists and secessionists”
He called on Governor Amosun “to look for a more better and presentable onions to sell and position himself for a national recognition and respect instead of telling brazen lies and outright falsehood against OPC”
“I expected him to read the statement of the Governor of Ondo State, Dr Segun Mimiko who publicly testified to the confidence in the conduct and protection of the OPC members to even the police. That is a statement from a culturally responsible Governor who appreciates and values the essence of OPC in Yoruba land.
“I am not disappointed in him. It is the effect of what they called folio de grandeur, stupidity of greatness. But he should remember that Governor’s tenure is temporal but Yoruba race and its development will outlive him.”
Otunba Adams appealed to members of the Oodua Peoples Congress not to de demoralized with the “reckless statement of Governor Amosun which must have been a product of hallucination and frustration which is not supposed to be displaced on us.”
Naij.com
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