Former military governor of the Old Western State, Retired Brig.-Gen. Oluwole Rotimi, has denied a claim by Chief Bisi Akande, the former Governor of Osun state, that he told the late Bola Ige he would face consequences if he left the Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration.
Rotimi revealed this at a news conference held in Ibadan on Thursday, February 20, to mark his 90th birthday.
The retired general said ex-President Obasanjo had called him when he wanted to change his cabinet to speak to Ige, not to contemplate walking out of his government, The Punch reported.
Rotimi maintained that his role in the matter was that he only advised Ige to remain in the government and, not to threaten him about the consequences of his decision.
But he only advised Ige to remain in the government and did not .
Recall a former governor of Osun state, Bisi Akande, had raised concerns about the unresolved assassination of Ige, a former minister of justice of Nigeria, asserting that Ladoja may have vital information regarding the murder.
In a recent interview with broadcaster, Edmund Obilo, Akande, 86, lamented that key figures who might have shed more light on the case, including a former Oyo state governor, Lam Adesina, had died.
Akande, had said:
Meanwhile, in an interview, also with Obilo, Architect Muyiwa Ige, son of the late Ige, provided a first-hand account of the tragic day his father was assassinated.
Muyiwa recounted the harrowing event, shedding light on a pivotal moment in Nigeriaâs history, unveiling layers of mystery, pain, and resilience.
He said his dad returned from a trip to Lagos, and about 10 minutes later, the murderers came in and carried out their cruel act.
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Funsho Adegbola, daughter of the late Ige, recounted the symbolic warnings that preceded her father’s assassination.
Adegbola recalled a troubling dream in which she was mourning, dressed in black. When she confided in her father, his response was both reassuring and unsettling:
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
