Stop disparaging me, Omisore tells Ige’s son

A governorship aspirant of the Peoples
Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator
Iyiola Omisore, has said that a son of
late Chief Bola Ige, Muyiwa, is acting
the script of some unnamed persons to
tarnish his ( Omisore) image.
Omisore spoke through his media aide,
Mr. Diran Odeyemi, at a press
conference he addressed in Osogbo on
Monday.
The governorship aspirant exonerated
himself while reacting to interview
granted by Muyiwa in Lagos on Sunday.
Muyiwa, who is the serving
Commissioner for Lands and Physical
Planning in Osun State, had said that his
father's ghost would continue to haunt
those who killed him.
Ige, who was the Attorney General of
the Federation, was assassinated at his
residence in Ibadan on December 23,
2001.
But Odeyemi said his principal knew
nothing about the killing of Ige.
Explaining that the relationship between
the deceased and his principal was
cordial, Odeyemi said that Omisore was
not involved in the killing in any way.
Odeyemi said, "It is unfortunate that
Muyiwa who Otunba Omisore paid his
fees is now being used to disparage
him.
"Muyiwa is acting the conspiracy theory
script handed over to him by some
people. Is he doing this because of the
position he is holding? The late Chief
Bola Ige was a fearless man who stood
for the truth at all times irrespective of
who is affected."
Responding, Muyiwa said, "A tiger needs
not profess its tigeritude. Silence is,
however, the best answer for their
ilks."
It will be recalled that Ige family had in
February issued a statement on the eve
of Omisore's declaration of his intention
to contest the governorship seat of the
state that an aspirant wanted to parade
a fictitious member of the family who
would exonerate him from their father's
killing. The family did not mention
anybody.
Aregbesola and some civil society
groups had earlier in the year called on
the Federal Government to revisit the
trial of Ige murder suspects.
But Omisore who said that the governor
was alluding to him urged him to
provide new evidence which linked him
with the killing.
The statement reads, "We make bold to
say that Senator Dr. Iyiola Omisore
who was persecuted for almost three
and half years and made to suffer
unjustly has reopened the case at the
Federal High Court, Ibadan, seeking
N2bn as damages for malicious
prosecution.
"We therefore wish to advise Ogbeni
Aregbesola that if he has new evidence,
he should apply to be joined in this case
so that the truth will unfold.
"It is disheartening that Aregbesola and
his ilks have chosen to dance on Ige's
grave several years after his gruesome
murder purely for political gain.
"When last was Aregbesola seen at Ige's
anniversary for genuine concern for the
late politician?
"If there are fresh facts why didn't they
appeal the judgement on Ige's murder
over these years, why now that election
timetable was released by INEC?"