S.K Babalola: An exemplar, role model and mentor joins the saints thriumphant
What a sobering week it has been for us in Ekiti with two of our indomitable titans, great and loyal disciples of the Avatar, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, joining the Saints Truimphant. We are comforted, however , that none of them died young: Pa, Senator Ayo Fasanmi at 94, and Chief S.K Babalola at 89.
The crisis in the UPN had worsened after the party primaries which Chief Ajasin won, and not a few of Chief Omoboriowo’s top supporters were urging him to join PDP. But until the hawks finally succeeded, he was, body and soul, in the UPN and only eagerly awaited Chief Awolowo, who he loved very much, to come and give him a soft landing. But the Avatar was already so annoyed that Akin, as he called him, had let things go too far that he had only harsh words for him when he visited the state.
I merely went back to my business, an upscale relaxation centre which the Trade commissioner, Chief Osomo, representing the state governor, had officially declared open earlier in the year. That meeting happened three days later at the state house. I am happy I have previously written about the meeting before, and it is all in my forthcoming book: ‘Simply a Citizen Journalist’. I say that because it is only by the unmerited mercy of God that I am still on this side of the divide, as all the other participants: Papa Ajasin, Chief Babalola and Hon Adedipe, have all passed on. Eternal rest grant them O Lord.The governor nsturally spoke first.
I thanked him and told him that I was happy he attended the burial of his very good friend, our Leader, Chief Oloketuyi, not too long ago at Igbemo, adding that ideally, the road from Iworoko to Igbemo ought to have been declared closed and that I would be most grateful if government would help us tar it.If he was surprised I asked for no personal favours, the governor did not show it.
That is not to say that Governor Fayose did not do his best, but were Chief Babalola the governor, Obasanjo would never have had any reason, nor the audacity, to serially come to Ekiti to excoriate everything we stand for. More than any other state in this country , Ekiti stands shoulder high, in integrity, honesty and sheer erudition; yet there was no name he did not call us, culminating in his “fehin gbe pon”, as he was reported to have said, in the 2007 governorship election in the state.
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