PENALTY WITHOUT A GOALKEEPER ? HISTORY SAYS OTHERWI
When AMBO of the APC boasts that he wo uld “ win Osun by August 8 next year because it will be a penalty without a goalkeeper,” he forgets one simple truth - an idea whose time has not come can never materialise. History is full of missed “open goals. AMBO needs to be reminded of Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s famous miss at the 2010 World Cup against South Korea — an empty net, a clear chance. Yet, Nigeria failed to qualify. That single moment teaches us that *even open goals can be missed. Football is full of such stories. Great players miss penalties. Top strikers fluff open chances. Nothing is guaranteed — not even when the goalkeeper is already beaten. In Osun politics , we have seen this too. AMBO should be taken down the history lane. Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola was handed a penalty without a goalkeeper. He inherited everything Rauf Aregbesola built — political structure, goodwill, and power: the Governorship intact, 2 of 3 Senate seats, 6 of 9 House of Representatives , 22 of 26 House of A...