By Ayodele Oni
The credibility issue of the National Secretary of the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC), Iyiola Omisore, which has come under scrutiny since his emergence received a boost from some Northern leaders. They have risen stoutly to his defence.
The leaders warned Omisore’s critics, especially Prof Wole Soyinka, to desist saying his criticism was in bad taste and laced with malice.
Stakeholders in the politics of the North-East geo-political zone said on Thursday that the spate of criticisms and outright falsehood against the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, was in bad faith.
The leaders described Omisore as a man of profound moral rectitude.
In a statement in Damaturu, Yobe State, the leaders advised influential Yoruba leaders to rise in condemnation of the uncomplimentary remarks on Omisore and the crude propaganda.
They noted that all these were obviously meant to please a paymaster-a former South South Governor and a major donor to the Nobel laureate’s ignoble organisation that twisted the minds of many young Nigerians most of whom are now adults, regretting toeing the path of Prof Soyinka in their teenage years.
‘’The current posturing of Prof. Wole Soyinka is totally in bad taste and drips with malice.
“He is attacking Omisore on account of the inability of his benefactor to hijack the national leadership of the party, which he fears will deny the former South-South governor the opportunity to become the presidential candidate of the party without any positive track record of performance in governance.”
The statement, signed by chairman of North-East Unity and Advancement Forum (NEUAF), Alhaji Ibrahim Musa, commended the APC National Secretary for his invaluable contributions to Nigeria’s development and the challenging task of nation-building.
The group also commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the esteemed members of the ruling party for electing Omisore as the party’s National Secretary.
The leaders accused Soyinka of dabbling into politics, whilst encouraging mediocrity and protecting a former South-South governor for supporting him in the last ten years.
“We know the tactics of Wole Soyinka. He likes to grandstand as an independent man.
“Many believe he is speaking for the people, campaigning for good governance and quality leadership while the reverse is the case.
“There are many questions begging for answers in Soyinka’s relationship with the ex-South-South governor for anyone to take him seriously.
‘’Wole Soyinka knows that his sponsor is a weakling who obviously finds himself where he doesn’t belong.”
They argued that Soyinka’s recent remark on Omisore was borne out of selfishness, but warn that Nigeria is not for sale.
“The energy and vigour with which Soyinka undertook a fierce political crusade against the APC National Secretary left no one in doubt that his target was to divide the ruling party, draw Omisore into a controversy and then distract him.
“We have watched in astonishment how Soyinka turned himself into such a burden to the former South-South governor.
“Wole Soyinka ought to be more decent with his choices of words in addressing Omisore and should not undermine the fact that his sycophancy might land him into trouble.”
Immediately after his emergence as the national secretary of APC, the nobel Laurette reminded Nigerians about the linkage of Omisore with the gruesome murder of Chief Bola I’ve, former Attorney General of the federation.
Omisore was clamped into detention over the murder, which happened at Ibadan, Oyo state resident of the late Ige, but was later acquitted by Court.
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