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Lagos Commissioner for Public Transportation Mr. Kayode Opeifa, got
more than he bargained for as he strayed into Gani Fawehinmi ‘Night of
Tributes’ occasion organized to commemorate the late radical lawyer and
advocate for the masses, Chief Gani Fawehinmi in Lagos.
The ‘Night of Tributes And Socials’, attended by left-wing activists
including Femi Aborishade, Lanre Legacy, Okei-Odumakin as well as
members of Civil Society Organizations and the National Association of
Nigerian Students (NANS) was the second event for the day after a
morning lecture in which Prof. Omotoye Olorode lashed out on Minister of
Economy Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala, the Goodluck Jonathan-led government and
the entire PDP.
At the morning lecture, Mr. Muiz Banire, a former Lagos State
Commissioner for environment was invited due his acclaimed initiation of
the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota as one of those who benefited
from Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s mentorship activities during his life-time.
Public opinion has it that Mr. Muiz Banire is one of those secretly
nominated to succeed Governor Fashola in Lagos State, an office the
disgraced commissioner, Mr. Kayode Opeifa is also gunning for the
position of governor.
Mr. Opeifa thought that, since Banire shone at the morning lecture,
he could also show-off as a current commissioner during the night event,
but he rather got his fingers burnt .
Mr. Opeifa was publicly shamed, drenched with water and driven away
with chants of “Ole-ole-ole-ole… ” meaning “thief-thief-thief-thief” in
adaptation of a popular international soccer fans’ song.
As a way of defending his flatulent ego, Mr. Opeifa threatened he’d
sue those pelting him with water. Although some of the organizers
initially tried to quell indignations, but the participants soon took it
against the organizers, alleging betrayal so that organizers soon
disowned Mr. Opeifa, denied inviting him, declared that he intruded and
asked him to go away.
The stray-commissioner’s intrusion was said to be one of his
deceptive moves to pacify the public in preparation for 2015 Lagos Guber
race, a trick similar to those who worked against interest of the
public while in office but feign friendly once out of the office or
those seeking re-election into same office.
“The sucker commercialized all public roads in Lagos, banned fairly
used Taxi cabs and asked us to compulsorily buy his own at N4million
each. He did not allow us buy the same type anywhere else at their real
market prices, now the hypocrite wants to form familiarity at our hero’s
memorial event. Who born am?”, one of the protesters said.
Taxi drivers in Lagos alleged that Mr. Opeifa’s gluttonous
introduction of only “specific cabs” which must be purchased from him
with payment in installments was his own way of profiting from the
acclaimed Lagos Mega City Project. One of them said the Taxi-cab type
Opeifa asked drivers to compulsorily patronize him on or leave the road,
actually sell at almost 45% lower than his own price in market, but he
denied them the right to purchase from market.
Mr. Kayode Opeifa, the stray-commissioner’s intrusive presence caused
event to dramatically end as participants left the event for not
counting it worthy to be at same occasion with him.
“We deported him from our event and that’s to show him sample what it
feels like for his master, Fashola to deport people from Lagos”,
another protester said.
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