Former deputy governor of Lagos State during the Michael Otedola administration, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has imputed the death of her husband to some unnamed cronies of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Tinubu and Ojikutu are not on good terms with the latter recently alleging that the former Lagos governor was after her life and announced her decision to relocate abroad in an interview with Punchng.
The 77-year-old in a fresh interview with the same medium, said her deceased husband was poisoned by the incoming President’s cronies, leading to his demise.
Excerpt:
Are you saying your relationship with Tinubu when you were at the FCC led to a disagreement between you two Tinubu?
Yes, it is and it was also the reason why my husband died. My husband died because of Lagos. My husband was poisoned by the food he took at a club. I warned him when he was relating with people who were Tinubu’s beneficiaries and he was always saying Lagos deserved better in terms of the management of the office (of the governor). Even Tinubu challenged him at the VIP lounge (of the club), telling him that he understood why he (my husband) was abusing him and he (my husband) said he never abused him but told Tinubu that the resources of the state could be better managed. And my husband came home and told me.
So on the day he was poisoned, he came home earlier than expected and complained about his stomach. He said he ate in the club and I told him I had warned him and that was where the problem started.
How did you know that he was poisoned?
I knew he was poisoned because when we were having his funeral, the people he used to enjoy himself with at the club refused to attend his funeral and they warned that whosoever came to the funeral would be in for it. I got to know (about that) and invited them and when they came, I challenged them. I asked them why they didn’t attend his funeral but they were giving different excuses. I told them that my husband sent me a message to them to remind everybody that “death is turn-by-turn”.
Did your husband tell you that?
True, he told me that I should tell whoever was mocking him, that death is turn-by-turn. He used to take Scotch and goes to the other room (in the club) where people ate. The following morning, he was in agony, his stool was black. The doctor said he was already bleeding inside.
What do you think led to the disagreement between your husband and the powers that be?
The issue with him started with not wanting Lagos indigenes to be marginalised and wanting a better use of the state’s resources. I was surprised when they said they were using Lagos as a template for performance. Lagos cannot be a template for performance for anybody. Take the estimate and actuals, they don’t correlate. So, where is the money? That is why some people are saying that the financial book of Lagos State cannot come into the open. I am not fighting anybody but I know Nigeria can be a dream country for all of us. So people who should be up and doing and say this thing is not right. Why are our children going to places where affairs are managed properly? Being black does it mean not being sensible. Our country must put things right for all these japa to stop. I have nothing personal against Bola Tinubu but I believe he does not qualify to be my President.
