The governorship candidate of the
Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the just concluded election in Osun State, Senator
Iyiola Omisore, has said that he has no case of corruption in any court or with
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The former Deputy Governor said
this in reaction to the Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Association, a group that
berated the President Muhammadu Buhari government for excluding Omisore and
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro from the travel ban list issued against 50 prominent
Nigerians.
The former Osun State Deputy
Governor, spoke in a statement issued by his media aide, Jide Fakorede, on
Tuesday.
Omisore said the YYSA was “a
faceless group” which he said was being used by some politicians who “are not
happy” with the role he played during the rerun election in Osun State.
The statement continued, “This
fictitious group is a creation of those who were not happy with the recent
political developments in Osun State and who, obviously, do not mean well for
the state but only trying to mutilate the high integrity of Senator Omisore.
“We have no doubt of the
existence of some failed politicians who have scores to settle with the former
Osun State deputy governor but are now feeling frustrated with his continuous
rise in the political firmament of the country, despite all their ”pull him
down” effort.
“This set of persons represents
retrogression, deliberate falsehood and underdevelopment. Again, they have
failed.
“Let’s face the facts squarely:
Senator Iyiola Omisore was wrongly accused in 2016 and he surrendered himself
to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for investigation and was given
a ‘clean bill of health’ by the anti-graft body after a thorough investigation.
“It is on record that no case was
instituted against him in any court of our land and neither was he arraigned
before any court. He has been enjoying his freedom and has even presented
himself for election into public office, passing through all security
screenings. So, we ask, what is the noise about?
“The basis for placement on the
watch list and travel ban is to ensure that those answering EFCC charges are
held within the country; and for someone not having a current case with the
anti-graft agency, there may be no basis to restrict his movement.”
Fakorede said Yoruba youths all
over the world were known to be intelligent and industrious, saying they would
never subject themselves to being used by “political jobbers and rejected
politicians” for any reason.
He added that “genuine Yoruba
youths” would never make “reckless statements” like the one issued by the YYSA.
“Senator Omisore is busy with the
arduous task of building alliance across different political parties, with the
aim of developing Osun State and using his contacts from his extensive network
garnered over the years in the course of his private practice as a successful
chartered engineer; and will not allow distractions from fake group like this
to discourage him,” Fakorede noted.
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