Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has refuted claims that he is working against the interests of the Yoruba people in the National Assembly, describing the allegations as “baseless, false, and unfounded.”
He emphasized his consistent service to Ekiti Central, Ekiti State, the South-West, and Nigeria as a whole.
Bamidele challenged anyone with evidence to come forward, denying statements attributed to him by some media outlets. He asserted that he never made remarks about automatically giving the easterners Biafra if a regional system is allowed in Nigeria.
According to him, these remarks were intended to create conflict between him and the Yoruba, as well as other ethnic groups in Nigeria.
Bamidele clarified that he did not discuss the regional government system during the Senate Retreat on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, warning that he would take legal action against anyone spreading false information about him and his office.
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Currently, there is no proposal before the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution concerning the return to a regional government system.
“How can I oppose a proposal that is not before the Constitution Review Committee?” Bamidele asked, suggesting that the claims were politically motivated attempts to discredit him.
He further stated that the 10th Senate Constitution Review Committee has received 37 fresh constitution amendment bills and is considering 16 bills inherited from the 9th National Assembly, making a total of 53 bills. None of these bills propose a return to the regional federal governance system as practiced in the First Republic.
Bamidele concluded that linking him to an anti-regional government stance is a deliberate attempt to tarnish his image, and he is not working against Yoruba interests.
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