Mrs Aderonke Omololu-Olunloyo, wife of one-time governor of
old Oyo State, Dr Victor Sowemimo Omololu Olunloyo has urged Nigerians to ask questions from the people in positions of authority. She made the assertion while describing Nigerian
politicians as the most ‘laid-back, selfish and self-centered set of people’
she has ever met.
She made this explosive pronouncement last Tuesday while
featuring on the weekly radio show, Parrot Xtra Hour On Radio aired on
Space 90.1fm, Ibadan. It was anchored by Olayinka Agboola.
The politician’s wife also advocated that politics should be
made to be less attractive.
Her words “Once they become a politician, then, they stop
having a job, they stop having a vocation. They will then get to positions of
authority and start pilfering and pilfering until the state is tired.
“Go to Abuja, nobody has a job. Government is their
business. Look at those at the National Assembly, they will sit for four days
and still get paid heavily. Something must be done about this. And if you ask
them how much they earn on monthly basis, they will never tell you.
“They are always forgetting that people voted for them to be
where they are. So, if you are voted in, you are not supposed to rob the people
who voted you in. Nigerians should learn and start asking questions. They
should ask politicians questions, people in positions of authority should be
answerable to the electorate. If you want to have money, quit politics and go
and do business.”
Mrs Olunloyo also took time to explain how life has been in
the last 30 years that she has been married to the gifted mathematician.
“Being married to Doctor has been fun. We have had our ups
and downs but I will tell you, he has taught me a lot – especially on politics.
He is a different kind of politician because he has a job.”
She spoke further about her husband who turned 85 on April
14 this year – “he loves his Quaker-oat every morning and he still writes a
lot. He reads vociferously too. He is still a lover of music and his library on
this is comprehensive. He has books on everything under the sun. He even has
books on coronavirus.”
When asked how her husband’s health is being sustained, she
revealed “it is God. You see, there was a time he was ill and he had to go to
Adeoyo Hospital. The doctors there were very dutiful and they treated him well.
Somehow, his visit to the hospital got to the hearing of the present governor
of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde. He promptly came visiting. He detailed two
doctors to be treating him. I appreciate this gesture.
“The governor also suggested that he should be taken abroad
but my husband objected to this on the basis of his old age. He said the
weather there would be too harsh for him. He said he was not going to undergo
any surgery again. Today, he uses trado-medicine from Brazil and others. He has
a very strong will to continue to live. Him mother lived to be 103”
When asked if her husband has been given any kind of
recognition by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, her words “No.
None at all. Those who are supposed to be protecting his interest are busy
promoting themselves there. We have people from here who are supposed to ensure
he is recognized properly but they won’t do it.”
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