The career of Lagos APC deputy chairman, Cardinal James Omolaja Odunmaku,popularly known as ‘Baba Eto’, may have nosedived.
Weeks after his erstwhile acolyte and member of the House of Reprersentatives, Hon James Faleke, publicly denounced him and daclared, he had severed all political ties with him over his alleged romance with the PDP.The Celestial church leader,has been humiliated again.
Our source reliably gathered that Osun state Governor,Ogbeni Raufu Aregbesola has also casted him away. Those who are abreast of happenings on the Lagos political landscape can attest that before now Governor Raufu Aregbesola and the top politician were very close.
The friendship of the duo, who are unabashed acolytes of National leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu,became very cordial, when the ‘Jagaban’, was Governor of Lagos. We hear their bond of friendship ruptured due to what is regarded as betrayal on Baba Eto’s side.
Our source scooped that the gulf between them became widened by the negative role,the grassroot politician played, in the build up, to the August 9, Osun Governorship election, which Aregbesola eventually won.
We hear he had several secret meetings with PDP chieftain, Chief Bode George and had planned to decamp to PDP,having being convinced by the PDP,that Aregbesola’s contender, Senator Iyiola Omisore will win that election. If you recall days to the election, when the APC had practically moved it’s machinery to Osun, the Odunmbaku was conspicuously, not visible in the solidarity move. Those within also divulged that the Celestial Church leader,also made away with funds that was said to be up to 200million, allegedly contributed by some Lagos Council boss, to support the Governor Aregbesola, for the election.
The avaricious conduct of the popular preacher, we hear has finally put curtain on the once robust relationship,between him and the Governor, that spanned over a decade.
Those within the divulged to our source after he discovered he was being suspected,he immediately ran abroad,feigning,he had health issues.
So upon his return,he was said to have gone to Osun to see his ‘friend’,who has obviously discovered his treachery.
In Osogbo,in the usual manner,he wanted to stay over at the Government House,like he used to when the going was good.
The Governor,who is still very angry,we hear,immediately rebuffed him and told him he was no longer welcomed,so he left for Lagos in shame.
Since his return to Lagos,we hear, he has been running from pillar to post begging, those who can pacify his former friend and other top members of his party,to save his face from the disciplinary actions that has been planned to be taken against him.We hear the party hierarchy has plan to sack from the state deputy chairman,as he was removed as the head of Mandate,a group,within the party.