Alleged Assassination Attempt On Gani Adams: Ranting Of A Drowning Man

The attention of the National Coordinating Council of OPC has once again been drawn to a senseless and salacious allegation made by Gani Adams that a Lagos politician who he failed to mention his name has directed some members of the group to assassinate him.

In a press release signed by one Barrister Yinka Oguntimehin alleged that there are plans by a Lagos politician to assassinate its National Coordinator, Otunba Gani Adams.

He added: "This is to alert concerned Nigerians that after several failed attempts to remove the leader of the Oodua Peoples Congress by expelled members of the Congress, security report at our disposal revealed that a top Lagos based politician has devised ways to create chaos and attack the convoy of Otunba Gani Adams soon after the handover of Government to Gen. Buhari".

Gani Adams further alleged: "A meeting held yesterday (Thursday) at the residence of Razak Balogun, (Sadam) an expelled member of the Congress,at Oloworo road,in Oworonsoki,Lagos, was attended by 35 grassroot members of a zone, where a decision was reached that a 3-man committee which include Hamza Adeshina (Biggy),Ranti Akande(Otepa) and

Shina Akinpelu to monitor Otunba Gani Adams movement from his Festac town residence to his office and provide information as regards the day to day movement of Otunba Adams. We are also aware that the Lagos based politician has already distributed modern arms including AK-47 guns which was collected two days ago and delivered by Shina Akinpelu".

The release added: “The organisation there stated that it has become imperative for it to "bring to the attention of the world, the sinister plot to eliminate Otunba Gani Adams and should the attempt fail or we repel the attack,they will feed the media with false information further claiming that OPC is made up of thugs and touts".

It said despite the efforts of Otunba Adams to promote the culture and tradition of his race, and upgrade the status of the Oodua Peoples Congress to a socially responsible one, and the formation of Odua Progressive Union (OPU),which is presently active in 57 countries, a platform for Yorubas in diaspora to interact and channel their energy towards the propagation of the culture and tradition of the race and in turn build a clear cut tourism platform and image perception for the country, a move he just established in Instabul last week

Friday, and Dubai yesterday,some bad elements are desperate to draw the organisation back to the jungle days because of their desperate interests.”

HERE IS OUR REACTION
Rather than joining Gani Adams in his usual treachery and deceit; we have decided to ask him the following questions over his purported release. If the allegation is true as he wants majority of Nigerians to believe why can’t he be man enough to mention this Lagos politician he claimed to be financing the righteous group of the National Coordinating Council?

Why has he not reported to relevant law enforcement agencies? What has Lagos politician got to do with the legitimate demands of the National Coordinating Council that Gani Adams must be accountable to all the members of the association?

For Gani Adams to have descended so low to cheap blackmail; it shows the kind devil he has become because of money. On a daily basis, he is showing to all Nigerians the opportunist he is and who is only using Oodua Peoples Congress for selfish purposes.

In decent societies, the likes of Gani Adams and his cohorts ought to have buried their faces in shame by now but because they are second-class citizens with inferior scholarship; they still think Yoruba people are fools and whose collective intelligence can be toyed with.

Here is a man who traded Yoruba people because of money. Let us even ask Gani Adams what happened to the six million votes he promised President Jonathan whom he took money from? God has really exposed your kind as nothing but an egocentric opportunist taking advantage of all members of OPC.

Gani Adams who currently is using Jonathan’s money gallivanting the globe claimed he is establishing Odua Progressive Union (OPU) for the promotion of Yoruba culture.

Yoruba sons and daughters all over the world should beware of Gani Adams for his selfish nature. The Odua Progressive Union (OPU) is yet another avenue Gani Adams intends to use to further enslave all the Yorubas.

He is doing this because majority of members in Nigeria are now aware that he is using the group for selfish purposes.

This is a man who used OPC identity to get the pipeline contract awarded but now it is Gani Adams private security firm that is getting the money.

This is a man who has over the years used OPC to better his lots and that of his family members. Gani Adams should come out and tell the whole world the families of OPC members who have lost their lives in the struggle he has assisted? He should come out and tell the whole world the number of OPC members who are alive that he has assisted?

This is a man who even owes his domestic staff and personal aides backlog of salaries. Let us even ask Gani Adams about the number of genuine OPC members who were part of the delegation he took to all these countries?

The recent false allegation of assassination attempt made by Gani Adams should be seen as a decoy he intends to use to get rid of all members of the National Coordinating Council.

Gani Adams knows that the Yoruba people have deserted him the moment he dragged OPC into politics of selfish interest. His false assassination ranting is nothing but a desperate manoeuvre of drowning man who even gods have deserted.

Gani Adams should desist from inciting members of the group against some of us who have become his enemies because we want him to put the interests of all members and Yoruba race into consideration before taking decisions.

The era of OPC member killing another OPC member is over. The era of factions in OPC is over and we will not result to violence irrespective of threat and intimidation from him.

If truly he has no skeletons in his closets; he should do the honourable thing by resigning his position as the National Coordinator of the group.

Signed By:
Adeshina Akinpelu
Spokesman National Coordinating Council,
Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC