An enraged Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has accused National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and a former governor of the state, Segun Osoba, of fraud in the emergence of Dapo Abiodun as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2019 election.
In an interview with journalists after swearing-in the new Chief Judge of the state, Mosunmola Dipeolu, at the governor’s office in Abeokuta, the state capital, Amosun said the emergence of Abiodun was as a result of ‘Lagos cabal.’
“The president already knows there was no election in Ogun State. He knows that they just went to Lagos, write all results, and that what they did is fraud. If the National Working Committee or the National Chairman said there was any election in Ogun State, It was all fraud. That is what I said,” the governor said.
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According to him, “Mr President already knows, there was no election in Ogun State, other than the one we held,” the governor said.
“The issue of Chief Osoba and Asiwaju and co, what we said was that there was a deafening silence from their end, and silence means consent. You can record me and publish out in your newspapers’
“We have not heard one word from any of them. Was there any election in Ogun State? Yes or No? They should come out and those that are hiding behind one finger, they cannot come out. People at this level should be courageous enough to take position, to come out, to come and tell us whether there was election.
“On governorship, the day they said they did it or not, the one that we had, there was live telecast, people even witnessed. They all came that they are changing again. They removed Leke Adewolu, Mikail Kazeem. All of those ones are nothing but fraud.”
Amosun’s choice who emerged through consensus, Mr Akinlade was dropped after the NWC of the party insisted on conducting direct primaries.
The NWC, after the controversial primaries declared Mr Abiodun governorship candidate of the party.
The Ogun APC leadership, loyal to Mr Amosun, however conducted a rival primary that produced Mr Akinlade.