Oyetola, an overrated being—  Bello Sheriff ABS 

Just when you want to ignore the unpopular Governor of Osun State to his imposed fate being his destiny, the Man will give us reasons to believe he was an overrated being.

First we must state expressly that by the discouraging turnout that was showcased yesterday, Oyetola forgot to learn very well the intrigues of political mobilisation. As a sitting Governor and government in power, the charade yesterday was a failure despite the distractive noise and bombarded publicity that preceded the event. 

The budget failed to get them a resounding result provided if Oyetola will review what transpired. How can you tag an event a 20,000 man rally and you could not bring out 1000 people throughout at the end of the day? The intelligence I personally received was that the ordinary masses in Oshogbo were scolding them as they revel in their dance of same on Oshogbo yesterday. 

The apolitical people mostly traders and artisans and business owners were saying NO WAY IN 2022. It is either those in charge of the budget for yesterday’s charade had scammed Oyetola or the Governor must brace up for an imminent disappointment at the polls. I passed through Abeere and I swear in God’s name we had no hectic time driving out of their cocoon suggestive that the rally was badly executed in terms of mobilisation. 

Furthermore, it is pertinent to ask if Osun is blessed with thinking administration presently. This question is relevant because the reason why Oyetola will chose to gather people in the wake of third wave of Covid-19 is not logical. I watched Governor Sanwoolu on Lagos television everyday warning on precautions against Covid-19 including safety techniques teaching especially with the compulsory pruning down of public gathering and assembly to not more than 50 people at a time. Unfortunately his counterpart in Osun State is exposing our crawling state to hazard by inducing the factors that can make the threat of Covid-19 pronounced even as the state is not prepared for any surge. Should Osun State becomes a flashpoint for Covid-19 of the crazy APC rally in Oshogbo yesterday, Oyetola must be held responsible.  

In fact Mr Governor is now a risk to his future Guests and to anywhere he visits henceforth not until he isolates for a full period and undergoes medical testing for which its result has to be publicly made known to the public. He practically did not observe all the laid down safety protocols such as social distancing, violation of crowd control mechanism and above all the Governor was most mostly without face and nose masks during the jamboree. This was the same way Oyetola hosted ex football internationals against safety protocols during the second wave of Covid-19.

The prayer is that Osun State should find mercy not to be a centre for outbreak of multiple cases of Covid-19 due to Mr Governor’s carelessness and desperation for political advantage.

Akintunde Bello Sheriff ABS is a native of Osun state….