A socio-cultural group, Oyo Development Initiative (ODI), has warned former governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, not to set the people of the state against the governor Abiola Ajimobi, thereby returning it to its old path of chaos and violence.

The group’s Coordinator, Dr. Adesola Okanlawon,said in a statement in Ibadan on Sunday that from recent utterances of Senator Ladoja, it was apparent he had begun his usual divisive politics that could be likened to the proverbial “rat which aims to scatter the bowl of cowpeas once it cannot have a bite of the beans. "The people of Oyo State know Ladoja for whom he is. He is a wily old politician who is steeped in the politics of tar-brushing his opponent with concoction and lies so as to get an upper hand. “This will then brew chaos. It is in the midst of this that he thrives. Knowing that the world is acclaiming Ajimobi for his developmental strides, he knows that the only way to dim the governor's star is to intensify his campaign of calumny," the group said.

 While deploring Ladoja's attack on the recently inaugurated Mokola Bridge, the group urged all men of goodwill to condemn the former governor's obsessive bid to destroy a legacy that has lifted the profile of the Pace-Setter State beyond comparison. "Ladoja was in government for close to four years and all he did was to make life unbearable for the people. He refused to constitute boards of parastatals which would better the lives of the

people, for more than one year. “He destroyed a Church at Ring Road and

demolished shops without building a single shop as alternative, all through his barren reign. Right now that we have a man who is changing the landscape,

Ladoja is so consumed by hatred and peer jealousy that he wants to pull down

the house," the group said.

The group said it was laughable that Ladoja would claim to have a first class in engineering while alleging that Ajimobi had no 'O' level certificate.

"It was his fascist and tyrannical government which promoted Adebayo Alao-Akala to the undeserved height of governor of Oyo State. The two PDP regimes were like a blood-sucker as our people's blood was shed on a daily basis.

“Ladoja couldn't manage men as even Akala proved to be a better manager of Baba Adedibu. Nor could he manage resources as the EFCC has charged him to court for allegedly misappropriating Oyo shares money," the group said.

According to the group, the people are wiser now than the days when Ladoja held court like an affliction in Oyo State.