BURUJI KASHAMU: THE MAN YOU HATE BUT LOVE...VOX POPULI VOX DEI

 

 Buruji Kashamu was a Nigerian politician who served as a Senator representing Ogun East in the 8th National Assembly.
Kashamu was born in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Nigeria on 19 May 1958. He started his education at Ansarudeen Primary School, Ijebu Igbo.
Kashamu died in Lagos on 8 August 2020 as a result of complications caused by COVID-19. He was 62 years old.
After his demised, people in Nigeria, now know who the true Kashamu ....Read what people wrote about this man you hate ...but love......Vox Populi, Vox Dei  'the voice of the people is the voice of God'
 

Doyinsola Ogunbiyi , wrote;"m not an admirer of Kashamu.In fact I swore to myself that if Kashamu became Governor of my State I will relocate for obvious reasons .
My  bias was so strong by virtue of stories that surrounded him...and the quality of his personality and level of education.,
All in totality his unattractive profile influenced my decision at the time  ....
But since his demise  I wondered  why  I began to see him  differently with my spiritual eyes..Irrespective of his criminal reputation or where and how he made his money ....
He was impacting lives positively I got to know ..and God knew that too!...And God probably loved him for  that!... Because this is what God called man to do.."Fe enikeji re gegebi ara re"
She went further to write..."Ive been following comments of people generally since his death...I'm bound to believe he was a man with human heart,generous and kind to people in general and freely too....I heard lots of positive  testimonies of his unrepentant open handedness,and his passionate heart towards the needy...
How he would unilaterally shoulder medical bills of strangers who were in critical health conditions but found it hard to pay....  Buruji would freely, without looking back carry the responsibility totally  till the end no matter the cost..
All these testimonies could not be cooked up or stage managed in view of the fact that they came from diverse sources..So I tend to believe most of them..."

. Victor Alani Karunwi ; wrote "This testimony was what the man stood for irrespective of any political attachment.He was truly standing with the poor masses."
Solaja Ayodej.."Indeed he was a generous man , though l was not his fan but l still respect his sense of giving."
Aare Taiwo Ewetade ,wrote "From my own point of view, the day I saw the crowds, life confession of some people and recorded video of Baba Adebutu, then I changed my perception abt him. Anybody is entitled to his/her opinion, the Lord Almighty is watching and He will judge us according to our action and behavior to our fellow neighborhood.Love thy neighbors as thyself, the last commandments."
Yomi Fowode, wrote;"Amongst the so-called critics are those that stole our commonwealth and have only used it for their families and cronies while many are languishing in poverty. If with Covid-19 pandemic, that multitude attended his burial...what would have happened without the pandemic? I always believed that things men do will live after them...and that was it at his burial. May God forgive his sins and rest him in peace."
Omotayo Ikotun, wrote; "........In death he proved to be an Omoluabi despite his misgivings.He called to passionately ask Adebutu for his forgiveness.Indeed the mammoth crowd at his burial despite the pandemic situation was an indication that even in death he was greater.May God rest his soul amen"
Jolayemi Bolare Femi, wrote:"Buruji was a God loved human. He lived a fulfilled life,got money,impacted into societies, victorious in all aspects. The portion of grace served this gentleman was more than sufficient as attested to even by his dectractors, who claimed that he lived another man's life after he escaped a death sentences somewhere. Like other Saints, he lived a short, interesting but a fulfilled life, and at the end he resolved all conflicts symbolically with his calls made to the Adebutus but went viral for all other aggreived to see and forgive."
Prince Olubunmi Mebude, wrote; "Call him the present day Robin Hood or whatever, the man has come, he has imparted lifes, he has changed lifes and he made peace with his Lord before departing. Let those alive, standing and criticising take care. May the good Lord grant his soul Aljanah Fridaus....Amen"

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"SENATOR BURUJI KASHAMU WANT ME DEAD"~~ GBENGA DANIEL

Otunba Gbenga Daniel,former Ogun State Governor,  has cried out over fear of being assassinated.

In the petition to the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris; and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Lawal Daura., Daniel accused a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Senator representing Ogun East, Senator Buruji Kashamu, of being behind the alleged plot.

Kashamu on his part has, however, denied the allegation, accusing the former governor of having a sinister plot against him. He added it was Daniel's plan to steer everyone's attention from his plan to later attack him.

Daniel in the petition, titled, “Assassination Attempt on my Person; Main Suspect, Senator Buruji Kashamu,” said that five hefty men, two of whom were in military uniforms and three others in black clothes, were at his residence in Maitama, Abuja on Thursday around 9:13 pm, and asked that the gate be opened for them.

The petition read in part, “The gatekeeper peeped through the pedestrian gate, asking for their identities and mission, they refused to wind down their car window. The gatekeeper then opened the pedestrian gate to continue with his enquiries.

“They asked for his boss ‘OGD’ (the acronym for my full name, Otunba Gbenga Daniel) and he told them that I was not at home. The five men instantly alighted from the car and pushed the gatekeeper inside the compound. They started beating him, saying he was lying and that they had information that I was at home.

“They thereafter asked him how many policemen were in the house and he told them that there were five. They asked him to show them where the policemen were. He led them to the Boys’ Quarters, where they found one of the policemen lying down. Then they asked for his service gun.

“He told them that it was not with him, then they pushed him inside the toilet and locked the door. They returned to the gatekeeper and told him to start showing them round the house, and where the other policemen were. They insisted that they had accurate information that ‘OGD’ was in Abuja and at home.”

He continued saying the men were armed with pistols or shotguns, while one of them, who allegedly had a bigger gun, stood at the gate to watch as the operation continued.

He also alleged that Kashamu was the number one suspect in the alleged plan to kill him, adding that those sent to kill him were not aware that he had left Abuja for Ibadan to attend a political meeting.

He said the petition was written to alert the “the police authorities about the evil intention of Senator Buruji Kashamu” and to request for additional security protection.

“I want to inform the Nigeria Police and security agencies that they should put Buruji Kashamu on security watch list and under strict surveillance.”

Kashamu, however, told our correspondent that Daniel was lying, saying he had never been involved in violence in his life.

He said, “I have never been involved in any violence. It is Daniel who is into violence. He is merely playing politics, and his actions are because of Ogun and South-West politics and the PDP.

“I was aware that he was at Ibadan with the Chairman of the PDP National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, while I was in my office in Lagos. He knows my house and we have been to each other’s houses on many occasions.

“The petition is all lies. It doesn’t make sense at all. I hope he’s not planning to attack and kill me. He could be using this as an opportunity to kill me. I can’t kill or be involved in any crisis, but I can only use the courts to protect myself. Daniel knows this.”
Kasumu, has now called on the security agencies to investigate the claim by the former governor, adding that at the end of the day, the truth would prevail.

(Punch)

"BYE BYE TO PDP"~~ DOYIN OKUPE

 In a post on his Facebook page titled, “It is time to say GOODBYE TO PDP,” Okupe said he had to make his resignation from the party public because PDP “no longer exists in my ward as a single unified party; it was when I joined it.”


He based his resignation on the following reasons:

“It is no longer news that the PDP has been embroiled in a fratricidal internal crisis brought upon it by itself.

“Its current direction is difficult to discern and I am convinced that even when the much expected judgement from the Supreme Court is given, the future of the party is not likely to be significantly affected whichever way the judgement goes.



“There seems to be too much deception, selfishness and gross nepotism in our polity nationally.

“During the NRC and SDP era, there existed true nationalism and brotherhood.

“Northern NRC politicians will under no circumstance undermine their party for any parochial reason. Also neither will a Southern NRC politician, under any circumstance betray their party.



“Abiola was a Yoruba man, yet those of us who were Yorubas in the NRC never once thought of voting for him.

“The commitment in the North was even more profound. Even the Northern SDP rejected a distinguished successful Kano born “Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Bashir Tofa, and voted for a Southern Yoruba muslim candidate. Worse than that, both Abiola and his running mate, Amb. Baba Gana Kingibe were muslims. Yet, it did not matter.

“Today, political parties have lost their importance and identities. Once the candidate is Northern, his party is immaterial, all norherners irrespective of their professed party affiliations will vote for him.

“This is the major reason why there has been a total absence of opposition in the country in the last two years, and may probably be responsible for the polarization and sharp ethnic divisions we are currently witnessing in the country.

“In the east, there is intense anger and loud call for secession, in the south-south, there is absolute indignation and very resolute demand for total control of their resources, while the south-west is bellicose and hell bent on true federalism and restructuring which many prominent Northerners openly oppose for good or for bad.


‘Under these circumstances, political parties have lost their flavor and relevance.Certainly, a party like my former party, PDP has no future in the evolving Nigerian Political Circus.

“This political confusion has percolate to the states, Ogun state being one of the worst hit.

The leadership of the party has been irredeemably fictionalized for nearly a decade.

“Presently it is divided broadly into two major factions. One headed by Hon Ladi Adebutu and the other by Senator Buruji Kashamu.

“Unfortunately, I do not fit into either group. Hence it becomes extremely difficult for me to operate as a politician under the PDP umbrella in the state. Yet, all politics is local.

“The situation in the country may in the nearest future require that matured men of goodwill standby to play a unifying role for political stability of the country. My membership of PDP may directly or indirectly preclude me from gratifying such noble and patriotic desire.

“Undeniably, I have been one of the major beneficiaries (not financially) of the PDP. But for a fact, the PDP and the APC are political platforms that have now expired or in the process of being so.

“Therefore, no matter my commitment and passion for this great party, the PDP, it has become menopausal and can no longer bear fruits.

“I have therefore decided to withdraw a bit and study the political situation more critically and thereafter take a decision soonest on my next political move.

“I will miss my friends, associates and co-travelers on this tortuous political journey and adventure. However, it is also still possible that our paths cross in the nearest future, which will be a delight.

“But in spite of my stated pessimism, I sincerely express my best wishes to the more courageous party faithfuls who I am leaving behind,and I also pray for God’s guidance for them.

“For how far I have gone, I remain eternally grateful to Almighty God and Jesus Christ my savior, to whom ALL powers belong. If it is His will that I still play a role in National Politics in future, then most certainly, and by His grace, I WILL BE BACK.”
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