Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
The family of late former Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi has explained why the state\u2019s Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan was prevented from attending the 8th day Fidau prayer of the late governor.<\/p>\n
Ajimobi\u2019s family explained that the prayer was in strict adherence to federal government\u2019s social distance directive, adding that they were not aware of the deputy governor\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n
The family of the deceased disclosed upon Olaniyan\u2019s arrival, efforts to ensure his entrance proved abortive as he left while they were making arrangement for his entrance into the prayer venue.<\/p>\n
Recall that Olaniyan, the Head of Service, Ololade and the Commissioner for land, Mr Abiodun Abdul-Raheem, had arrived Ajimobi\u2019s residence in Ibadan, the state capital but were prevented from having access into the deceased house.<\/p>\n
However, spokesperson to the deceased governor, Mr Bolaji Tunji, in a statement said: \u201cThere is the need to clarify the believed presence of the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan at the 8th day prayer of HE Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the immediate past Governor of Oyo State.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Deputy Governor arrived after the prayer had started. The event was strictly a family affair.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a need to comply with the Covid-19 protocol as established by NCDC \u2013 Social distancing, not more than 30 people in a place and seats arranged, accordingly. After which the gate was shut.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo one was aware that the Deputy Governor was coming as neither the advance team nor the protocol informed us.
\n\u201cBy the time we got to the gate to usher him into the sitting room, he had left. Everything happened within a spate of 10mins.\u201d<\/p>\n
Africa Press-Nigeria: The family of late former Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi has explained why the state\u2019s Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan was prevented from attending the 8th day Fidau prayer of the late governor. Ajimobi\u2019s family explained that the prayer was in strict adherence to federal government\u2019s social distance directive, adding that they were not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":15433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[611,488],"class_list":["post-26989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-ajimobi","tag-oyo-state"],"yoast_head":"\n