Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has been lambasted by a group under the aegis of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-West.
In a statement by the group’s coordinator, Hon. Biyi Akintayo, he said that; “Amosun’s outburst against Tinubu and former governor of Ogun State, Segun Osoba is unwarranted.”
“How could Amosun accuse Osoba and Tinubu of electoral fraud? Has Amosun suddenly forgotten that these were the duo that worked for his emergence in 2011?”
“As new decampees into the now defunct ACN, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun and Hon. Abiodun Isiaq Akinlade were the stars of the party in the build up to the 2011 polls.”
“We recall that seven other aspirants at that time decided to select a candidate. At a meeting held at Ikeja and chaired by Aare Remi Bakare with the likes of Dr. Kayode Soyinka, Prince Kayode Tejuoso, Mr. Temitope Kuyebi, Gbenga Obadara and Hon. Akinlade among others in attendance, Akinlade emerged and his name was to be forwarded to the leadership of the party the following week.”
“Shockingly, before his name could be officially communicated, a meeting was summoned by Osoba, the leader of state chapter, at an hotel in Abeokuta GRA, close to Amosun’s residence.”
“With the then chairman of the ACN, Alh. Tajudeen Bello and late Baba Adeniji presiding over the meeting alongside the Abuja stakeholders, Amosun, was to the chagrin of other aspirants announced as the choice of the party hierarchy. After all the hues and cries, the other aggrieved aspirants agreed with the decision and moved on.”
“Just about a week after the name of Sen. Amosun had been forwarded to INEC as ACN candidate, Amosun left for CPC, but swiftly showed up when the guber ticket had been conceded to Hon. Akinlade to beat the electoral body’s submission deadline.”
“After pleading with the same Asiwaju Tinubu that he is deriding today, Baba Osoba was prevailed upon to forgive Amosun and the rest is history.”
“In sum, it is on record that Osoba and Tinubu were conspicuously instrumental to his emergence as the Governor of Ogun state. For the records, all these happened without Amosun going through any election. The question begging for answer is, has Amosun forgotten so soon?”
“One is not unaware of how Amosun begged his way to the Oke Mosan Governor’s office in 2011; he was even at the Owode-Yewa residence of Hon. Abiodun Akinlade to commend him for conceding the ticket to him in the build-up of the 2011 polls.”
“For Amosun to call on these duo agent of fraud as regards their silence on the emergence of Dapo Abiodun as APC candidate for 2019 polls, leaves more to desire especially for the discerning minds in Ogun State.”