Ige: Akande lied, I know nothing about ex-minister’s death -Ladoja

BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI

A former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasidi Ladoja, has said that former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, lied against him about the death of a former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, the late Chief Ajibola Ige.

Ladoja was a staunch member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Oyo State governor at the time Chief Ige was murdered in Ibadan in 2023.

The former governor, who is now a monarch and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, spoke on the allegations by Chief Akande during an interacting session with journalists at his Bodija, Ibadan residence on Monday, declaring that Akande lied against him.

Former Governor Akande, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and a leader of the then Alliance for Democracy (AD) from where Ige came to serve the then PDP government, had claimed that Ladoja had some hidden information about the death of Ige.

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He was speaking during an interview, apparently to mark his birthday last week.

But Ladoja, while addressing journalists on Monday, insisted that Akande lied against him.

The former governor challenged Chief Akande to go public with details of any information he had over the death of Bola Ige.

“I don’t have any hidden knowledge about the death of Chief Bola Ige. I had no problem with Bola Ige.

“Maybe Chief Bisi Akande wants to sell his book; I don’t know. There is no correlation between my election and the death of Ige.

“He should come out and tell the public, instead of maligning my image. But, all options are open. As Otun Olubadan, I am no more a politician,” Ladoja said.