Your End Will Come Too – Fayose Slams Obasanjo For Comments On Kashamu’s Death

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Fayose and Obasanjo
A former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has slammed one-time president, Olusegun Obasanjo for speaking ill of late Senator Buruji Kashamu in his condolence message.

The former lawmaker, a controversial politician who for years was wanted by the United States government for alleged drug offences but managed to beat repeated extradition attempts, died in Lagos on Saturday from coronavirus complications.

Read Also: Breaking: Former Senator, Buruji Kashamu Dies Of COVID-19

Obasanjo in his condolence message of the late lawmaker said Kashamu used the instruments of law and politics to evade justice on alleged criminal offences but could not use same tactics to escape death.

The message titled ‘Letter of condolence,’ reads;

I received the sad news of the demise of Senator Esho Jinadu (Buruji Kashamu), a significant citizen of Ogun State. Please accept my condolences and that of my family on this irreparable loss.

The life and history of the departed have lessons for those of us on this side of the veil. Senator Esho Jinadu (Buruji Kashamu) in his lifetime used the manoeuvre of law and politics to escape from facing justice on alleged criminal offence in Nigeria and outside Nigeria.

But no legal, political, cultural, social or even medical manoeuver could stop the cold hand of death when the creator of all of us decides that the time is up.

May Allah forgive his sins and accept his soul into Aljanah, and may God grant his family and friends fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

Reacting to this, Fayose alleged that Obasanjo has no right to speak bad-mouth the late senator over some of his controversial activities become he was one of his accomplices.

The former Ekiti governor said that it is regrettable that Obasanjo is speaking ill of the deceased lawmaker at a time when he is no longer alive.

He said;

I also condemn the statement made by former President Obasanjo on his (Kashamu) death. It is regrettable that Obasanjo could say what he said about Buruji Kashamu after his death and when he can no longer question him. Why didn’t he say that when Kashamu was alive?.

Fayose further asked if Obasanjo;

Can say in good conscience that he did not at some point collaborated with Kashamu and most of the things he (Kashamu) did politically were not with his collaboration?

The former Governor stressed;

Nigerians will watch out for Obasanjo’s own end. He should stop forming saint because he is not.  He should also remember that his own end will come too and nobody knows how the end will be.

The feud between Obasanjo and Kashamu over the leadership of the PDP in the South West was quite pronounced in 2013 when Obasanjo criticised the PDP leadership for retaining Kashamu as a leader of the party in the region.

He described the deceased as a drug baron who bought candidates, parties and eventually bought power to become a politician.

Shortly afterwards, Kashamu filed a N20 billion libel suit against the former president, which he did not withdraw until 2015.

Many other Nigerians have expressed their varying opinions about Obasanjo’s condolence message through social media.

See some reactions from Twitter users below;

2 Comments
  1. Muili Hakeem says

    Baba should not forget that he too tried to manouver the law through the national assembly to get third term but for the mercy God he was not succeeded. None of you politicians is a saint

    1. Wisdom says

      Truth is bitter.It’s time we brace up and accept the truth. Say it the way it is and leave it to God. Obasanjo is simply reminding me and you that there is God the greatest arbiter. You can cheat men but not God.

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