Why They Blackmail Erelu Bisi Fayemi

By Akogun Tai Oguntayo

You will hardly see people talk about an underdog in the society who goes solo and cares about nobody. But if you are outspoken, down-to-earth, charitable, unpretentious, elegant, generous, cerebral and highly deep in thoughts, you will always be a subject of blackmail, envy, condemnation and hatred by some never-do-well simply because they are disadvantaged by your actions and inactions. 

In the JKF1 most people in that government complained that Dr Kayode Fayemi was always too busy with governance that hardly did he have time to socialize with his aides and associates at so ial events. During that same JKF1, the Governor's wife was not also too deep in governance but you would see her at events dancing with the aged and young women. Hence they nick-named her _Bisi Omologbalogba._ Hmmm! May God endow us the enablement to rule our world at our own time.

In this JKF2, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, from day one, was poised in bridging the gap and blocking every loophole that can make people complain regarding her hubby's introvert attitude towards social events. Therefore, when the political aides and associates of her hubby are having any event, if JKF is not available, you will see Erelu there dining and wining with the people. Through this, she has her ears to the ground to know what the commoners are saying about the State and those at the helms of affairs. Where she can take immediate action, she does and where she can't, she relates this to the governor, thus making things go smoothly in terms of being streetwise. 

Now, tell me, why won't people talk when they feel her presence everywhere? What many people fail to realize is that no woman can enjoy any freedom, be it domestic or political if not permitted by her hubby. Most of the occasions that  Erelu attends, the donations she makes and policy statement she issues are usually discussed with the hubby before she makes them public. So, why will the hubby deviate from it or deny any knowledge of it thereafter? 

A personal experience was when I buried my father-in-law in Ipole-Iloro Ekiti, Erelu did not only spoil me with gifts but was physically present. After the event, I sent a message to her hubby to appreciate the wife on my behalf purposely to pass a message that he didn't show up. His response dazed me; "so you think I wasn't aware of what she did?" Lol! 

So if anyone thinks the governor's wife acts without the knowledge of her hubby, it means the person is naive. Rather, for anyone to study the governor's body language, that can easily be done through the wife because while the governor is diplomatic, the wife is blunt and unpretentious. Therefore through her actions and inactions, you can easily perceive where the hubby belongs. To now think her actions or inaction determine her hubby's next step is to be mischievious and underrate the person of the governor. 

Relating this to the issue of Governor's preference in the APC gubernatorial candidate in Ekiti State, I can only conclude that no one can foist a candidate on anyone but as each aspirant lays his bed so shall he lie on it. 

Concerning Erelu's rumoured Senatorial ambition, I regard this as ludicrous and a deliberate attempt to distract the teaming fans of Governor Fayemi across the country who want him to contest for the presidency, knowing full well that he can't be vying for Nigeria's presidency while the wife will be gunning for the Senate from the same Senatorial district at the same time. This is nothing but a mischief and it will be politically naive if we claim not to know where this is coming from. As Dr Fayemi himself once said, "only God can determine his future" . 

Therefore no amount of political propaganda or permutations can alter whatever has been ordained by God. Let me also add that Erelu Bisi Fayemi is eminently qualified to vie for any post in Nigeria not to talk of Ekitiland where she has paid her dues. If the rumoured Senatorial ambition is aimed at disorganizing what has been predetermined by God, it is dead on delivery. QED.