![]() He genuinely believed that by leaving me a huge inheritance he would be saddling me with an unnecessary burden. He made a great deal of money from his business but gave much of it away during his lifetime and thereafter – scholarships, donations, etc. ![]() ![]() He genuinely cared for the poor and underprivileged. ![]() On numerous occasions, he would empty his pockets and hand over huge bundles of cash to complete strangers who were clearly in distress. Anyway, I cannot but recollect that he was not materialistic. Everybody was his friend !! At least so he thought. My father believed in friendship and goodwill. “The ultimate aim of government is not to rule, or restrain, by fear, nor to exact obedience, but contrariwise, to free every man from fear, that they may live in peace and security.” The government has lost the plot in total disregard of the dictum of the Spanish philosopher Baruch de Spinoza. The stench of bad faith is overpowering and overwhelming. Randle Memorial and treated us with contempt – as if we are morons. The real challenge is how to manage a most devastating situation whereby the government has completely outmanoeuvred the Trustees of Chief J.K. I just pray that the two friends will continue to rest peacefully in their respective graves. The purpose of my visit to the tombstone of the two great friends was to seek their guidance and supplicate their assistance to dissuade Femi Majekodunmi from what appeared to me to be a most vindictive and destructive enterprise. Randle family that I had visited my father’s tombstone at Ikoyi Cemetry, Lagos and that I was on my way to Abeokuta to visit the tombstone of his own father, Chief (Dr.) M.A. Incidentally, I had alerted Femi Majekodunmi on the morning of the meeting that I was so perplexed by his hostility and antagonism towards the J.K. Randle Memorial Hall by the government? Femi Majekodunmi was never mandated to negotiate compensation for what was clearly a blatant abuse of power by Lagos State Government. Kofo Coker who gave us perfectly sound advice regarding how to tackle the demolition of Chief J.K. This time around Femi Adeniyi-Williams joined us. Nicholas House, Catholic Mission Street, Lagos. The meeting dragged on for almost three hours but achieved nothing.Īnother meeting was fixed for Femi Majekodunmi’s office at St. “Femi, I never would have believed that you could be so devious and mischievous.” A complete waste of time.Īt a subsequent meeting at the Lagos Motor Boat Club, I asked him point blank: I spent almost a week with Femi Majekodunmi in Vomperberg, Austria just to get to the bottom of his problem with the J.K. Considering he is already the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of his father’s vast Estate and Foundation, why would he be so adamant in his fierce determination to frustrate and eventually extinguish the Chief J.K. What was Femi Majekodunmi’s motive ? It makes no sense whatever. Why would anyone expose himself to the double jeopardy of receiving money from Lagos State Government under false pretences that he was vested with the powers of Sole Trustee (which is not recognised by law) and then proceed to spend part of the money in paying N15 million as legal fees and investing a significant amount in 4.5 million units of the shares of Access Bank Plc without the approval of his fellow Trustees. The Police The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission the Serious Fraud Unit Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission etc are all hovering over the stench, ready to swoop, just to get to the bottom of the cauldron of betrayal and treachery. However, we must check with Femi Adeniyi-Williams whether he is complicit in all these antics and shenanigans. Out of the blues, Femi Majekodunmi now claims that he is the sole Trustee !! It beggars belief. It was late Chief (Dr.) Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi who handed over the care and custody of the hall to Chief Olufemi Majekodunmi (Chairman) Chief Olufemi Adeniyi-Williams and Bashorun J.K. Randle Memorial Hall and whatever Femi Majekodunmi did (or did not do), I cannot in all fairness draw any conclusion until I engage in further discussions with Femi Adeniyi-Williams, my fellow Trustee in case I am guilty of false recollection (or faulty memory). While reflecting on the debacle over the demolition of J.K.
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