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Former governor of
Ekiti State, Olusegun Adebayo Oni, was on Sunday treated to a heroic
welcome when he visited his home town of Ifaki-Ekiti, his first since
he left the state after the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin, that
ousted him from office.

Mr. Oni told the
gathering that he never had penchant for amassing wealth, but has
always been concerned with serving the people and would continue to
render services to humanity.

While speaking
during the thanksgiving service held at the Methodist Church,
Ifaki-Ekiti, Mr. Oni, who was in the company of his wife and some of
his former aides, said he was aware that some people were blaming him
for not amassing wealth for himself.

“I want to testify
to the goodness of God because He has made me a man that does not covet
riches, power, and even comfort. I only covet one thing, and that is
service,” he said.

Beyond opposition

In a statement
issued by his chief press secretary, Wale Ojo-Lanre, the former
governor also said the PDP in the state is “too big to be an opposition
to anybody. We will applaud anything that is done in the interest of
the people and vehemently go against anything that is done against the
people.”

He thanked the king
of Ifaki, Oluwole Agbaje, and the people of the town for honouring him
and his wife with the title of Asiwaju and Yeye Asiwaju of Ifaki.

The bishop of the
Methodist Church of Nigeria, Oyo Diocese, Ayo Ladigbolu, eulogised Mr.
Oni, describing him as a worthy ambassador of the church and a proud
son of Ifaki. He said God’s vision for the former governor as regards
the future is bigger than that of the present.