By Olufemilade Oyinade
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has described the decision of the immediate past governor of the State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to support the governorship candidate of another party during the forthcoming general elections as unfortunate.
Abiodun, who stated this in Ota at a combined ward meeting of the 16 wards in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state added that he was never perturbed by the outburst of Amosun, but remained focus and looking ahead towards a successful reelection.
He said, “it is regrettable that the former governor has forgotten so quickly how his preferred candidate in another party lost woefully during the last general elections”.
Abiodun stated that his victory during the 2019 general elections, despite the antics, anti-party politics of the Senator Amosun became a success story
He said he watched the former governor on television recently saying he would work for the emergence of APC presidential candidate, Senator Bola Tinubu, yet he had not taking any step, saying it was baffling for someone to sit somewhere and saying he was going to work. Is that not in vein?Asked the governor who described Tinubu’s presidential ambition as a finished and successful assignment. “Asiwaju is definitely going to win”, Abiodun assured.
“He is a member of our great party and he said that he would not work for the emergence of our party in our state. He is someone that could not even work to become a candidate of the party and he is saying he won’t work for the party during the forthcoming gubernatorial election. Was he even part of those that worked for my emergence during the last election? God will surprise them,” he said.
Governor Abiodun at the meeting disclosed that work would soon begin on the reconstruction of Itele and Ota-Idiroko road, assuring the people that the Atan- Lusada-Agbara, Tollgate-Singer, Ota-Idiroko and Ijoko-Ota-Alagbole roads would soon be completed.
He also promised residents of the local government that his administration would stop at nothing to ensure that ongoing road rehabilitation across the local government would be completed in order to enhance the smooth movement of goods and services.
Abiodun who said he would send two or three graders to the local government to assist them in grading rural roads, also said that about ten electricity transformers would be sent to the local government area.
He implored the party faithfuls in the local government to continue to hold their ward meetings, saying that his administration would try its best to extend welfare packages to youths and women in the local government.
He assured that his administration would continue to align with the party executive at the various wards in order to identify some of the challenges facing them, stressing that the welfare of party members would be given a topmost priority in the scheme of things
Earlier, the Chairman of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, Sheriff Adewale applauded the governor for his commitment towards the development of the state, assuring that members of the party at the local government level would work hard to ensure the governor’s re-election and the emergence of Asiwaju Tinubu as the next president.
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