Ogun: Dapo Abiodun accuses Amosun of wooing monarchs to upturn his victory

The ‎Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has been accused of prevailing on two traditional rulers in the state to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to vehemently reject the emergency of Prince Dapo Abiodun as the gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 general election.

In a release signed by the Media Director, Dapo Abiodun Campaign Organisation (DACO), Mr. Emmanuel Ojo, alleged that Alake of Egbaland, HRM, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo and Olu of Ilaro, HRM, Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Adeboye Olugbenle, were the Obas that have been successfully hoodwinked and placed on standby for the task.

He added that having failed with so many attempts geared towards legalizing illegality, which includes a botched attempt to get an ex parte order at the Federal High Court Abeokuta on Friday 19th October, noted that it was quite unfortunate that Governor Amosun was using his position of authority to unduly influence and mobilize respected traditional leaders for such hatchet job.

He said the act was capable of desecrating the symbol of peace and unity which the traditional leaders stands for and must be widely condemned by the concerned citizens of the state at home and in the diaspora, noting that the entire Ogun State indigenes have given their mandate to Dapo Abiodun as governorship candidate.

He said that traditional leaders should not be dragged into the kind of murky politics which was heavily laden with ulterior and selfish motives being singlehandedly pursued by Governor Amosun, who was frantically and desperately looking for every possible means to upturn the final decision of party members in the state, and duly ratified by the National Working Committee (NWC) of APC.

He stated further that President Muhammadu Buhari was a peace loving leader, whose integrity could not be compromised by anyone in the country, saying that President Buhari would not upturn the mandate that had been freely given to Prince Dapo Abiodun by all members of Ogun APC, in a bid to satisfy the personal interest of Governor Amosun.

He admonished the general public and well-meaning citizens of Ogun State and Nigerians to kindly find out the real reason behind Governor Amosun’s desperate moves to install Hon. AabdulKabir Akinlade at all costs, and why he was adamant that Dapo Abiodun should not be given mandate.