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Earlier today during our media meeting, the discussion drifted to a certain “radical brother” who suddenly became a nuisance after failing to secure a House of Representatives ticket. Someone then claimed he was not even an indigene of Ibadan. I paused immediately and said that statement needed proper scrutiny because it could simply be a political bomb.
That moment reminded me of how Baàmì Ìgẹ́ Àdùbí Ọlọ́ṣà Mọ̀lẹ̀tẹ̀, Chief Lamidi Ariyibi Adedibu, once publicly claimed that the great Lam, Late Former Governor Lamidi Onaolapo Adesina, of Oyo State between 1999 to 2003 was not an indigene of Ibadan during his re-election battle.
After the great Lam Adesina lost his second term bid, Baba Adedibu himself admitted in an interview that it was part of a political strategy , a distraction meant to weaken him emotionally while others advanced politically.
So whenever you hear claims that someone is “not from a place,” be careful before spreading it further. Sometimes, it is not truth; it is politics. A destabilizing weapon carefully planted.
Having said that, under this post, contrary opinions are not allowed.
Because truly, there were only three Lamidis in the universe then.
Three men who stood out remarkably in their different callings and left unforgettable marks before they departed this world.
Whatever anybody felt against them never defined who they were.
Baàmì Ìgẹ́ Àdùbí Ọlọ́ṣà Mọ̀lẹ̀tẹ̀, Chief Lamidi Ariyibi Adedibu, the Ekarun Olubadan of Ibadanland at the time of his passing, a political strategist, ise yi ye Baami, a time like this, I can’t help not to miss him.
The great Lam, Lamidi Onaolapo Adesina, who had already built a respected name for himself in the teaching profession before becoming Governor.
You should remember
Someone rushed down to Oyo state “you were k*lling my people”
Great Lam: Your people k*lled my people 🙌🙌🙌😁
And of course, Late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III ,Iku Baba Yeye gangan l’ọsa.
The day he passed, I smiled at some ignorant people mocking his “Iku” title by saying “iku ti ku.”
If you truly doubt the depth behind that “Ikúship” moniker, ask ask chief Sulaimon Ayilara, Baba ajobiewe what almost happened during the premiere of Ori by Muyiwa Ademola around 2002 at the Premier hotel.
Adeyemi was beyond ordinary human existence. You may argue, but that iku evolved from flesh into spirit , an embodiment of wisdom, culture, mystery, and deep traditional knowledge.
A man died at 83, yet some 20-year-olds mocked him for “not defeating death.”
Fools.
Longevity itself is a victory many never attain.
These three men came, saw, and conquered in their own ways.
During their lifetime, there were only three Lamidis.
Just them.
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