The sky is always jealous of the earth when the earth opens her wide mouth to swallow beneficiaries of the sun, moon and rain the sky housed. Today, Cadre Yemi Like-Dat is gone, the students’ community is moody and the sky is black, a testimony of my ascertion that we will all be swallowed by th earth in the presence of the sky and it will only turned black.
Cadre Yemi Like-Dat is a warrior. Barely 7 days after his birthday, he gave up the ghost. If someone had told me that he would die, the Yemi Like-Dat I have heard about would simply laugh it off. He is gone but he did not leave everything beautiful without a message. The message is clear for people who fear God and believe that life is vanity.
Will four presidents of NAPs allegedly elected at a convention in the same state fear God and take a deep thought that they will not leave forever?
Will two warring leaderships of NANS ZONE D also come together to resolve and fear one day, next minute that is not guarantee for anybody that he or she would live to witness it?
Will vice-chancellors, rectors, lecturers who take advantage of their positions to victimise, oppress and punish any student or staff who offend them also take a message from this day?
Will Nigeria politicians fear God and remember this ONE DAY that they will leave the world and everything they cherish to face the owner of power who gave it to them?
Will bosses, captains of industries and employers who behave harshly to employees also fear God and rethink because they can not live forever?
I got to know cadre Yemi Like-Dat three or four years ago when I wrote a piece to condemn the leadership of then NAPS and they sent someone with a gun to come and threaten me in my days as a student of Federal Polytechnic Ede. A NANS official was also there and they forced me to apologise in private which I could not do in public. I reported the issue to Cadre Yemi Like-Dat and the advice he gave me was the beginning of my freedom.
Cadre Yemi Like-Dat is a strong man of NANS politics. He’s calculative and intelligent in his approach. With his calculations and intelligence, he is gone, surely I tell you we will all be swallowed by mother earth too at the appropriate time.
May God gives unto his family the fortitude to bear the loss and console his family members. I am sad and aggrieved.
Cadre Yemi Like-Dat is gone. As we commiserate, let us take the lessons from death.
In honor of Cadre Yemi Like-Dat, this week edition of TIME BOMB is hereby postponed till tomorrow.
– Apagunpote Olayimika Chocomilo.
Popular Oyo state comrade identified with NANS,
Comrade Yemi Adeniran popularly known as ‘Likedat’, was involved in a ghastly motor accident on Thursday Morning, on his way from Abuja after attending the Supreme Court judgement that re-affirmed Engineer Seyi makinde as Governor of Oyo state, on Wednesday.
According to crash report, the deceased had accident at a location called “Adegbayi” around Ibadan after leaving Abuja to witnessed the Supreme Court judgement between Adelabu and Governor makinde of Oyo state.
Yemi Likedat was a graduate of Geology from Ibadan polytechnic, he hailed from Ibadan, Oyo State and survived by wife and child.
NANS Zone D PRO, Comrade Olatunji Nurudeen Solace on behalf of the coordinator, Comrade Kappo Samuel Olawale.
In a statement, he says,
“Truly, death is inevitable!”
“Few days ago, we all celebrated our very vibrant comrade on the occasion of his birthday! Today, he is no more.”
“This is shocking! During his lifetime, he was a combatant and lionhearted Union leader whose invaluable contributions to students movement cannot be overemphasized.”
“Kappo, on behalf of the south west students hereby register the condolences and also pray incessantly to God Almighty to give the family, friends and associates of tge deceased the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”
