Modinat Adedibu widow of the late Oyo politician Lamidi Adedibu has appealed to those offended by her husband while he was alive to forgive him.
Speaking on Tuesday during a radio programme Parrot Xtra Hour on Radio, anchored by Olayinka Agboola on Space FM 90.1, Modinat said that since Adedibu is now late, those who offended him too must have been forgiven.
Adedibu died at the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on June 11, 2008.
“His detractors had so many unfavourable things to say about him. I don’t have any problem with that. You see, for example, most of the time, people would just go and hang a signpost on their landed property, saying this and land belongs to Baba Adedibu, my late husband. They were only doing this to protect their property. They knew nobody would dare deprive them of their hard-earned property by doing this. Some of the times, Baba would even assist such people to complete the house,” she said.
“He hated cheating. It is just that people do not show appreciation for good deeds in our society. They like going about peddling rumours about Baba. He is no longer with us. I have already asked for the forgiveness from people he may have offended on his behalf. Nobody can walk without his head shaking. We will all take our turns to die. It is inevitable. We must learn to forgive one another.”
Narrating how she became Adedibu’s wife, Modinat said: “You see the person Baba sent was one of my brothers. It took almost one and half years for me to agree to his proposal as he mounted pressures through some senior family members.
“I was afraid initially as I did not know him. Eventually we got married. I became his fourth wife.”
She equally revealed that Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde was her godson in politics and that in addition to having a cordial relationship with him, she advises him occasionally.
Modinat also announced her plan to encourage Makinde to immortalise her late husband, adding that she was not interested in political appointment.
On her reported plan to remarry, she said: “That is the work of rumour mongers. And by the way, it is not a bad idea for me to remarry. It is my prerogative but it is not my priority presently. You Baba’s children will have to wait a long time for that to happen.”
