A Yoruba socio-cultural group, Maja-Maja, has lamented that Yoruba politicians have forgotten the slain Minister of Justice, Ajibola Ige.
The group, in a statement signed by its coordinator, Comrade Adedina Akinpelu, noted that it was unfortunate that no Yoruba politicians celebrated the late Ige 22 years after he was gruesomely murdered.
It would be recalled that the late Minister was killed by some gunmen at his Bodija, Ibadan, residence on December 23, 2001.
Maja-Maja lamented that Yoruba politicians who benefitted from the political dynasty of Ige are not celebrating the late politician.
Comrade Akinpelu said, “Since the Cicero of Esa-Oke died, Yoruba politicians have refused to celebrate him, except when some so-called Progressives wanted to sell the candidacy of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the Southwest people in 2011 and brought him to Ibadan to come and deliver a lecture in honour of the late Minister.
“Since then, nothing meaningful has been done to celebrate the late Ige. Even now that the Yoruba president is ruling Nigeria, no one remembers the late politician.
“Governors of Southwest states are not helping the situation. But we think that if other Southwest governors refused to celebrate the late Bola Ige, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State should do something.”
The group also lamented that it was unfortunate that many of the late minister’s political associates abandoned the family.
