Olusegun Osoba, former Ogun
governor, says he spent all he had on the governorship bid of Ibikunle Amosun
in 2011.
Amosun, incumbent governor of the
state, was elected on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)
during his first term in office.
For his second term, he ran on
the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Osoba, an APC chieftain, said
Amosun made him “look stupid” when he presented him a paper containing four
commissioner nominees, following his election as governor.
He made the remark on Friday when
Dapo Abiodun, Ogun APC governorship candidate, met with the leadership of the
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state.
“I don’t want to denigrate the
office of governor because Amosun is still in saddle,” ThisDay quoted him as
saying.
“I am proud to say that, when
Amosun contested in 2011 on AC platform, I spent all the money that I had on me
to make him governor.
“He requested for four
commissioner nominees from me and I took the list to him in his office. Thank
God, Leke Adewolu was on seat that very day.
“The only regret I had was that I
gave him the list containing the four names and he tore it in my presence. He
now asked me to write a fresh one and bring it to him. And I looked stupid.
That was my only regret.”
Amosun is backing Adekunle
Akinlade, governorship candidate of Allied Peoples Movement (APM), to emerge as
his successor.
The outgoing governor remains at
loggerheads with Adams Oshiomhole, APC national chairman, over Akinlade’s
failure to secure the governorship ticket of the ruling party.
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