The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan has been speaking about why a politician must, at all times be patient and understanding.
He also expressed the belief that those in public offices must imbibe the culture of being an ‘omoluabi’ (decent behaved) at all times.
The Deputy Governor gave these submissions while playing host to the leadership of the South West Group of Online Publishers (SWEGOP), when they paid him a sallah visit at his Jericho, Ibadan home on Saturday.
Engineer Olaniyan also took time to speak about his recent encounter with the wife of late ex-governor of Oyo State, Chief (Dr) Mrs Florence Ajimobi when her husband was being buried in Ibadan.
He justified Mrs. Florence Ajimobi’s outburst against him at that time, explaining that the former first lady’s reaction was as a result of her grief, saying that “nobody can fully understand the enormity of that grief except you are in her shoes”.
The deputy governor also added that the burial of late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi was not enough to cause any disagreement between him and the former first lady, Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, disclosing that the relationship is now robust.
“Mrs Ajimobi did not offend me in the first place. She was grieving at the time and in that state, she could not have done anything that one can consider as being abnormal. So, I understand fully. I did not feel offended by the two incidents.
“We have spoken after that and we have moved on. She was grieving and nobody can fully understand the enormity of that grief except you are in her shoes. And I pray God Almighty not to allow us taste that kind of grief.”
Engineer Olaniyan afterwards used the opportunity to implore the residents of Oyo State to continue to observe all COVID-19 prevention protocols saying that the state government under the leadership of Engineer Seyi Makinde remains focused adding that “excellent governance is in progress in Oyo State, our people should be assured that we are not going to go back on the policy of being a populist government.”
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