Ibikunle Amosun, governor of Ogun
state, failed in his bid to restore normalcy at the MKO Abiola Stadium in
Abeokuta, Ogun state, on Monday.
An unruly crowd had disrupted the
presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC), forcing security
operatives to form a ring around President Muhammadu Buhari.
Trouble started after Adams
Oshiomhole, national chairman of the party, introduced Dapo Abiodun,
gubernatorial candidate of the APC in the state.
Shouts of “Ole! Ole! Ole!” rented
the air as the angry mob pelted Oshiomhole with stones.
The APC national chairman ended
his speech abruptly and handed over the microphone to Abike Dabiri, a
presidential aide, who anchored the programme.
Dabiri had introduced
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as the next speaker but before then Amosun took to
the podium to appeal to the aggrieved persons in the crowd.
“I beg you in the name of God…
this is what they want to happen… Please don’t disgrace me here,” he said in
Yoruba.
“Our father is here, please don’t
disgrace me. I beg you in the name of God, please don’t disgrace me before our
father… We have laboured this hard. I am appealing to you. Please, leave. I beg
you in the name of God, please leave. I beg you. I am begging.”
Amosun had lost out in his bid to
secure the APC gubernatorial ticket for Adekunle Akinlade, a serving member of
the house of representatives.
The governor had accused
Oshiomhole and some APC leaders of working against the interest of the state
through the emergence of Abiodun, whom he vowed not to hand over to.
After losing the APC ticket,
Akinlade defected to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), under which he would be
contesting the March 2 election while Amosun, his benefactor, will contest
Saturday’s senatorial election under APC.
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