Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has berated former President Olusegun Obasanjo for his caustic remarks about ex-Senator Buruji Kashamu, who died Saturday of complications arising coronavirus infection.
Kashamu’s death was announced Saturday by his former colleague at the Senate and close friend, senator Ben Murray- Bruce on his twitter handle.
The late Senator, who was also the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election in Ogun State, represented Ogun East Senatorial District between 2015 and 2019 at the National Assembly.
He billed for burial on Sunday [today] in accordance with Islamic rites at his Ijebu-Igbo hometown.
Fayose berated Obasanjo for being uncharitable to Kashmiri even at death.
He he said that Obasanjo at some point corroborated with Kashamu im some of the late Senator did.
Fayose wondered why the former president said all he said in the message when Kashamu was no longer alive to answer him.
Fayose tweeted via his verified Twitter handle @GovAyoFayose said,
I commiserate with the family of Senator Buruji Kashamu for this irreparable loss and pray for the repose of his soul. The Almighty God will console those he left behind.
I also condemn the statement made by former President Obasanjo on his (Kashamu) death.
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) August 8, 2020
It is regrettable that Obasanjo could say what he said about Buruji Kashamu after his death and when he can no longer question him. Why didn’t he say that when Kashamu was alive?
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) August 8, 2020
Can Obasanjo say in good conscience that he did not at some point collaborated with Kashamu and most of the things he (Kashamu) did politically were not with his collaboration?
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) August 8, 2020
Nigerians will watch out for Obasanjo’s own end. He should stop forming saint because he is not. He should also remember that his own end will come too and nobody knows how the end will be.
— Peter Ayodele Fayose (@GovAyoFayose) August 8, 2020
Obasanjo had in a letter of condolence to Ogun State Government Dapo Abiodun on Saturday said he was saddened by the death of the late politician but that his life should be a lesson to the living on that man could manipulate the judicial system but can’t escape natural justice which death represents.
Kashamu was battling extradition to the United States for alleged drug trafficking until his death.
Obasanjo in the condolence message wrote, “The life and history of the departed have lessons for those of us on this side of the veil.
“Senator Esho Jinadu (Buruji Kashamu) in his lifetime used the manoeuvre of law and politics to escape from facing justice on alleged criminal offence in Nigeria and outside Nigeria.
“But no legal, political, cultural, social or even medical manoeuver could stop the cold hand of death when the creator of all of us decides that the time is up.”
He prayed God to forgive his sins.
See the letter:
