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In the high-stakes theatre of Nigerian politics, the role of the spokesperson is clear: to inform, to clarify, and to advocate. Yet, in Ogun East Senatorial District, a different playbook is being used—one written in ink of falsehood and bound by the threads of deceit. At the centre of this charade stands Governor Dapo Abiodun’s Media aide, Mr. Mabeweje, who has seemingly appointed himself not as a communicator, but as a manufacturer of alternative realities.
His strategy is not novel, but it is corrosive. It is a continuous drip-feed of misleading narratives, a tapestry woven with lies and deceptive stories designed to evoke misplaced pity and frame ambition as reluctant service. The core of his fable is simple: portray his principal as a victim of circumstance, or as a would-be saviour pressed into service for a senate seat he supposedly never sought. It is a performance of coy ambition, a theatre of the absurd where the most powerful politician in the state is painted as a hesitant recruit.
But the people of Ogun East are neither spectators nor fools. They are the custodians of their own destiny, and they have a long, unforgiving memory. They remember promises made and promises broken. They recall the tangible needs of their communities—the state of the Sagamu-Benin expressway, the quality of healthcare, the standard of education—weighed against the weight of empty political rhetoric. Mabeweje’s “unfounded reasons” and tales of pity do not resonate here; they echo hollowly in the space where trust once stood.
“Less he knows,” as the people rightly say, “Ogun East will not allow such calamity to happen again.” The word “calamity” is not used lightly. It signifies a profound understanding that misrepresentation in leadership is not a minor misstep but a disaster that stunts growth and betrays collective hope. The district has endured enough. It will not be swayed by a media aide’s alchemy, attempting to spin straw of deception into gold of electoral victory.
This brings us to the fundamental, damning question that hangs over this entire enterprise: Can a deceitful person be trusted?
Philosophy, common sense, and the hard lessons of history answer in unison: No.
A person who employs falsehood as a primary tool severs the very nerve of trust. If the narrative is built on lies, what foundation does the ambition itself rest upon? If the messenger is compromised by deceit, what does it say about the message and the principal he represents? Trust, once fractured by intentional deception, is near impossible to fully restore. In the context of representation, it is the non-negotiable currency. Without it, there can be no legitimate mandate, only a mandate obtained under false pretences.
Mabeweje’s relentless campaign of misinformation is not just a political strategy; it is an insult to the intelligence of the good people of Ogun East. It underestimates their discernment and overestimates the power of propaganda. The people are watching, and they are analysing. They are separating the sugar-coated fiction from the bitter facts of their daily reality.
The coming election will therefore be more than a political contest; it will be a referendum on truth. It will be the people’s definitive statement against the calamity of deceitful representation. Ogun East is poised to send a clear message: that their senate seat is not a consolation prize to be obtained through pity, nor a crown to be claimed through fairy tales. It is a sacred duty, reserved only for those who approach the people with clean hands and an honest tongue.
The attempt to mislead has, in fact, illuminated the truth. And the truth is that Ogun East is wide awake. The echo of their resolve is final: Never Again.
Aremo Ifeoluwa Adesanya
AIA
09/12/2025.
SB E-news.
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