Opinion: Beatifying Alao-Akala at 70, By Oladeinde Olawoyin
On June 3…there were all sorts of greetings and eulogies in honour of Alao-Akala from the ‘progressives’ in South-West politics. At some point on social media, with narratives woven around Mr. Akala’s famed ‘benevolence’, the eulogies moved away from the hyperbolic to the utterly ridiculous.
The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, in his own tribute described Mr. Alao-Akala as a quintessential politician and “pillar” of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State. But like the chairman of APC, Adams Oshimhole once said, all it takes to become “born again” is to join the ruling party. And so, even though the beatification exercise we had wasn’t literal, conferring sainthood on anyone could not have been handled better. On June 3, therefore, there were all sorts of greetings and eulogies in honour of Alao-Akala from the ‘progressives’ in South-West politics. At some point on social media, with narratives woven around Mr.
What I found most interesting is the reaction to the story, and how every Ada and Abeni continued to invoke the Alao-Akala spirit of benevolence, while sharing the story across platforms. It would have been laughable if it was not eerily sad – a reflection of our rather poor conception of ethics and due process in governmental affairs. And what that showed, frankly, is that Nigeria is a huge crime scene where every one of us is merely waiting to have his turn in the looting carnival.
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