As part of his campaign tour ahead of the local council elections, the Executive Chairman of Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, Mayor Dele Oshinowo, led a delegation to Agboyi, a riverine town in the LCDA. The purpose was twofold: to inspect ongoing infrastructural projects under his administration and formally present the party’s new chairmanship candidate, Hon. Tola Oyedele-Abubakar, and her running mate, Hon. Yomi Ganiyu, to the community’s traditional leadership—just as has been done in other zones.
Instead of a warm reception befitting the office of the Executive Chairman and the candidacy of a woman stepping forward for public service, the delegation encountered hostility—instigated by one man: Kehinde Ladega.
Before reaching the palace, the convoy was blocked by a black Toyota Camry with no number plate, driven by Kehinde Ladega. Whether his intention was to harass, intimidate, or incite violence, one thing was clear—it was not accidental. Undeterred, the delegation continued, only to be accosted again at the palace gates by the same Kehinde Ladega—this time playing gatekeeper and declaring that the party chairman and the campaign director-general were not welcome.
On what grounds can a political introduction be held without the party’s leadership present?
And where was the Olu of Agboyi during this outrageous display?
Present. Watching. Silent.
This wasn’t a moment of confusion. It was a moment of complicity.
Mayor Oshinowo, calmly but firmly, insisted that the full delegation be allowed in. In doing so, he attempted to move past the obstruction. It was then that Kehinde Ladega—a man without title, without mandate, without decency—struck the sitting Executive Chairman in the face.
Yes, the elected leader of Agboyi-Ketu LCDA was slapped. And the king looked on. No intervention. No condemnation. No word.
Let it be clear: this is not the first time. It is the third documented assault by Kehinde Ladega against Mayor Oshinowo. From an incident at a project commissioning by Hon. Rotimi Agunsoye, to an altercation during a bridge inspection—each attack has been overlooked in the name of peace and maturity.
But this was different.
This was not just physical—it was political. It was deliberate. And it escalated.
Kehinde Ladega not only assaulted the Mayor, but also shoved Hon. Tola Oyedele-Abubakar against a wall, tore the Mayor’s clothing, and brazenly declared his disregard for constituted authority. All of this—again—with the Olu of Agboyi doing absolutely nothing.
Is this the kind of behavior the palace now condones? Is this what the royal institution now stands for?
As if the violence wasn’t enough, Kehinde and his allies released a doctored CCTV video, carefully edited to strip the context of the assault, in a failed attempt to portray the Chairman as the aggressor. The same individuals took to social media, spreading misinformation, mocking the incident, and trying to tarnish the legacy of a man whose contributions to Agboyi are undeniable.
But the people know the truth.
Mayor Dele Oshinowo has brought unprecedented development, visibility, and progress to Agboyi. His administration has delivered more infrastructural growth than the town has ever seen. To allow a known agitator to repeatedly harass and now physically assault him under the palace’s watch is not just shameful—it is betrayal.
If Kehinde Ladega and his royal brother are not proud of the transformation Agboyi has witnessed, they should simply say so. But to pretend otherwise while enabling such disgraceful conduct is cowardly and dishonorable.
Let it be known: no amount of video manipulation, online distortion, or shameless assault will erase years of committed, people-first governance.
You may doctor a video. But you cannot doctor the truth.
The facts are clear: Mayor Dele Oshinowo was attacked. Kehinde Ladega was the aggressor. The palace enabled it. And the people will not forget.
History will remember Mayor Oshinowo for his service.
Others will be remembered for their shame.
Signed,
Abideen Olamilekan
Principal Assistant & Media Executive to the Chairman.