The Oduduwa Development Initiatives (ODI) has described the allegation of certificate forgery against the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, as an affront on the Yoruba race.
The President of the group, Mr. Olasumbo Akinyele, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalist in Abuja.
He stressed that the initiative would not tolerate any attempt by any group or persons to tarnish her reputation.
He decried the alleged sinister move to ridicule Adeosun, noting that she was not guilty to have stayed back after her studies as long as the reasons for that action were reasonable and justifiable.
According to him, “having painstakingly studied the media blackmail, and uncomplimentary comments on Kemi Adeosun, we considered it pertinent to make our position known to the Nigerian populace that the Oduduwa Development Initiatives will not tolerate any attempt by any group or persons to bring to disrepute our sister’s hard earned reputation. We wonder when it has become an offence to contribute positively to nation’s development.”
Akinyele added that, “It is a pity that some persons beclouded with ethnic judgment, treachery, and a high disposition to pulling down any person perceived to be a stumbling block to their despotic agenda are at it again with the sole aim of dragging the person of Kemi Adeosun to disrepute.
“The Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun is a beloved daughter of Yoruba land that has proven the worth of her experience which is visible in the way she has manned the economy that was collapsing until her appointment. She is a woman of impeccable ability, outstanding influence and a woman desirous of uprightness.”
