Okupe prostrate and begged Obasanjo
Doyin Okupe, a former presidential aide, over the past weekend,
prostrated repeatedly before former President Olusegun Obasanjo, begging
the former head of state to forgive him over insults he hurled at him
while he (Okupe) served as spokesperson for ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan.
It was gathered that the former presidential aide made the surprise
visit to the former president's Hilltop G.R.A. residence in Abeokuta,
the Ogun State capital, on Sunday to seek reconciliation after remaining
estranged from the former leader for years.
A source disclosed that security operatives at Obasanjo’s residence
initially blocked Okupe from accessing the former president’s home but
that he was allowed in after 'baba came downstairs and told the boys to let him in.'
The sources said Obasanjo initially rejected Okupe’s plea, saying
"you cannot abuse me in the papers, on TV, on radio and on the streets
and then come here to privately apologise. Why don’t you mount the same
platforms you used in abusing me to apologise to me?," a witness quoted Obasanjo as saying.
"Baba said he was baffled to see Okupe verbally assaulting him
in the media just because he was given appointment by Jonathan. If he
were a true son of Yorubaland, he would not have gone to that extent
because Baba was the first to appoint him a media aide over 16 years
ago," the source said
"Baba appointed him as one of his first aides when he became
the first president after democracy returned to Nigeria in 1999, only
for him to turn his back against Baba when he got a similar appointment
from Jonathan many years later. Now that he has gone to bite more than
he can chew, he’s desperate for Baba’s forgiveness.
"There’s an adage in Yoruba that says when a dog has gone to
put itself into fury inferno, it will become desperate to return to its
owner," the source added.
According to Premium Times, after a brief intervention by those
present at the meeting, Obasanjo agreed to forgive Okupe because he
(Obasanjo) is an elder statesman and father to many.
"Baba said he has forgiven him because of his respected
position as an elder statesman, but that may not stop him (Mr. Okupe)
from committing the same offence in future," the source said.
I am not ashamed to beg Obasanjo....Click here to read how Doyin Okupe narrated his visit to Obasanjo's home.
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