“Bayo Lawal is a self-seeker, has succeeded in exposing his fraudulent tendencies” — Ladoja’s SA

Special Assistant to former governor Rashidi Ladoja of Oyo state, Barrister Koyejo Oyetunde has described the current Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Alhaji Bayo Lawal as a disgrace to humanity and a personality with short memory.


In his words, he noted it’s needless to react to the derogatory remarks of the commissioner to a political juggernaut like Ladoja but there is the need to put records straight for the benefit of those who might not be conversant with happenings in Oyo politics. “Bayo Lawal has been a known sycophant since his days at Ahamadiya Grammar School, Agege Lagos where he managed to complete his secondary school education”- he said

Bayo Lawal had on Saturday on a live programme aired by fresh FM “political circuit” desribed those who criticize governor Makinde for not fulfilling coalition agreement were political chickens, which had drawn attention of many to what could have informed such demeaning statement.

The SA to Ladoja said unlike Makinde, his boss, Ladoja fulfilled gentleman agreement despite the fact that it was not written prior to the 2003 Gubernatorial election, Ladoja accommodated all the three nominees from Chief Adeojo who was his leader then.

“Ladoja did not appoint him for three years because he was not relevant. He belonged to Adeojo’s group at that time. Meanwhile, Alhaji Adeojo nominated three people which were;Dr. Jelili Amoloye of blessed memory from Igboho, Oorelope local government, Dr. Muritala Tola Adejumo from Atiba local government and Hon. Ojoawo from Ibarapa East local government and they were all appointed as
Commissioners. “If he was of good political value to him, Chief Adeojo could have nominated him for Ladoja. Bayo Lawal is just an ingrate to the people who God used to bring his principal to power.” he said.

He further noted that he was later appointed commissioner when the cabinet was reshuffled following recommendation by his leader, chief Adeojo.

“Bayo Lawal doesn’t have political value, hence shouldn’t be compared with the likes of Oloye Sharafadeen Alli, Senator Femi Lanlehin and Femi Babalola who have made history with their names before attaining 50 years of age. Senator Lanlehin had been elected to the House of Representatives, appointed as Special Adviser to Asiwaju Tinubu (when he was Lagos State Governor) before he defeated Bayo Lawal in the 2011 Senatorial Election. Barrister Sharafadeen Alli was elected a local government chairman at age 29, appointed as SSG, Chief of Staff and later as Chairman, Board of Directors of the Odua Conglomerate ,while Engr. Femi Babalola is an accomplished professional and businessman apart from being a politician”. “None of them has been a Political Jobber like Bayo Lawal “. – He said.

The SA continued by saying it would be unreasonable for Bayo Lawal, an accidental commissioner to think the likes of Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeniyan are on the payroll of his boss before the 2019 election as he was one of Makinde’s paid staff, adding that he knew how Bayo Lawal was running from pillar to post before Makinde made him a commissioner.

Recounting Bayo Lawal’s statement that Oloye Sharafadeen Alli is Politically matured and full of himself is still something very unclear to me, Oyetunde said; “I am still wondering how it is possible for someone to be politically matured and at the same time full of himself.

“He was only being economical with the truth about the commissionership slot given to the ZLP. He had succeeded in exposing his fraudulent tendencies for advising the ZLP to change the local government of Alhaji Waheed Akanbi from Ibadan Northwest to Akinyele local government where he has no root (something he claimed to have done before to secure an appointment). We decided not to be fraudulent like him just because we wanted to produce a commissioner under Makinde’s government.”

Speaking further, he said the reason the deputy governorship candidate of ZLP Hon Kola Olabiyi was not picked as Commissioner by Makinde was known to some leaders of the coalition in 2019 governorship election, adding that the candidate of the ZLP Barrister Sharafadeen Alli did not collect a kobo from Makinde for supporting him during the election.

Finally, he advised people to discard Bayo Lawal’s fallacious and derogatory words, emphasizing his valuelessness in current political who never terrain in Oyo state stating that he had never won any election before now, asked him to tell people his political relevance in the past. ” Bayo Lawal doesn’t have any electoral value as he has never won any election, he has contested twice and lost both times,firstly as Candidate for the Chairmanship of Ibadan Municipal council in 1990 and as Senatorial Candidate in the 2011 Election where he lost not only across the district but also his ward and polling unit.”

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