By Lanre Olaleye
By nature, humans are ambitious beings. But pursuing inordinate ambitions with a serial episode of outright lies and greed say a lot about the extent of one's desperation.
This is the lot of the Lawrence Olufemi Ogunsanya Family of Ilawo, Abeokuta whose fruitless desperation for the Orile Ilawo stool has revealed an ignoble stock in trade of a family famed for outright lies, public incitement, academic fraud and criminal impersonation.
After an ignoble loss of the Ilawo stool to Oba (Prof) Alexander Olusegun MacGregor, both Lawrence Olufemi Ogunsanya-one of the failed candidates to the Ilawo stool and his son, David Oluwaseun Ogunsanya soon formed a tag team to mount ceaseless attacks ostensibly to incite the community against the palace through lies and court rulings (which is under appeal) to confuse the native of the community and incite violence.
The latest of the Ogunsanyas' concoction of lies was served over the weekend when the self-professed medical doctor son, Seun Ogunsanya literally lied and twisted facts concerning the installation of a Baale in Alagbagba village in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. In a viral WhatsApp post, he wrongfully alluded that the police forced the cancellation of the installation based on the execution of a court ruling.
But investigation soon revealed that this is a lie from the pit of hell to score a cheap political point.
Contrary to his outright fabrication, there was only one installation listed for the event and the police merely advised the intending Baale and his supporters to stand off further actions pending investigation of a petition written by his opponents to avert the likelihood of an unrest.
It would be recalled that the same Seun Ogunsanya had recently called for a public action against Alaiyeluwa Oba (Prof) Alexander Olusegun MacGregor as the rightful king of Ilawo Kingdom, but not a few considered his viral post as the ranting of a drowning man.
But indeed, as the famous Apala music legend, Ayinla Omowura once sang: 'If your soup is tasteless, don't vent your spleen on the leaf.' There is no gainsaying that two years ago, Lawrence Ogunsanya, the father was utterly rejected as king through the collective will of Ilawo people, fair and square. But he would rather want to force his way unto the throne by resorting to the rule of the jungle by mobilizing and inciting insurrection against Oba Macgregor.
He allegedly urged his supporters to resist and counteract MacGregor's directives, insisting that he (Ogunsanya) is the lawfully elected Olu of Orile-Ilawo.
MacGregor has since been installed king and presented with the staff of office by the governor of Ogun State. However, Ogunsanya and his supporters have refused to accept this and have been causing unrest within the community.
In several videos circulating within the community, Ogunsanya had boasted that if his supporters carry out their heinous activities against the Olu of Orile-Ilawo and are arrested, he will ensure that none of them is sent to jail or convicted for such heinous activities.
Concerned about the safety and security of his community, the Olu of Ilawo had through a petition called on the police to investigate the matter and bring the suspects to justice. Acting on the petition, the police had detained Ogunsanya senior and five others pending the outcome of investigation. But in a clear subterfuge move, Ogunsanya Junior allegedly ensured the matter was transfered to Abuja where the suspects were eventually released thereby compromising further investigation.
It's a clear pattern and stock in trade for the Ogunsanyas. A year ago, Lawrence Ogunsanya mobilized and incited insurrection against Kabiyesi to legitimize his illegitimate claim to the Ilawo stool.
This is another series of his pathological lies. He is a fraud and a liar. It is not uncommon for a fraud and a liar to continue to lie and deceive people within the traditional setting using the same pattern. He should not be taken serious.
This tag-team of sore-losers don't mean well for Ilawo. The father, Lawrence had concocted lies including parading himself as the Akogun of Ilawo. But the authentic Akogun of Ilawo remains Chief Wasiu Balogun. Again, he was detained by the police for inciting violence but was eventually released on bail after the case was transfered to Abuja and the matter was momentarily stalled. We are going to recall the case file to Abeokuta for thorough investigation because this is a local matter and not a federal case. We are going to reopen the case for justice to be served because this incitement is recurring again through his son, Seun who is another kettle of fish all together.
We want to believe Ogunsanya Jnr is learned enough to understand that it is extra judicial and contempt of court for him to mobilize public support on a matter that is already before the court. Just like his father, the self professed medical doctor is trying to galvanize sympathy for his father's cause through subterfuge means against customs, tradition and constituted authority.
For the record, Seun Ogunsanya is not who he claims to be. He is a nutritionist and not a medical doctor. On his LinkedIn profile, he claims to be a Ph.D holder. That is Academic Fraud because he only has a Master Degree from University of Ibadan and not a Ph.D. He also claims to be an historian, how does he qualifies for that title? Is it by being a fraud or an impersonator? We heard he is threatening a libel suit? We hope he dully understand the intricacy of libel because the onus lies on him to prove his integrity before a court of competent jurisdiction.
Ilawo people have seen through it but they are just concerned about their safety and the community. They have been appealing to Kabiyesi to use the extent of the law against them and that's what we plan to do through the N1billion defamation suit Kabiyesi has instituted against them.
Lanre Olaleye is a public analyst in Lagos and Ogun State.
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