Former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has
said the incumbent governor, Dapo Abiodun, won the 2019 election through
rigging.
Amosun spoke on Friday in Abeokuta while speaking after
receiving an award from the Abeokuta Club to commemorate the 50th anniversary
of the association.
The former governor had thrown his weight behind Adekunle
Akinlade who contested on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement against
Abiodun who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress.
Akinlade was defeated by Abiodun with a margin of 19,517
votes.
Abiodun polled 241,670 votes to defeat Akinlade who had
222,153 votes.
Amosun stated that the 2019 governorship election in the
state was rigged to favour the incumbent governor.
He added that he had moved on because those who orchestrated
the rigging had apologised to him.
Amosun said, “During the last election, thank God, Chief
Osoba is here, I have said it, we won convincingly. They rigged, rigged, and
ended up with 19,000.
“Some of them came to apologise to me. I can be mentioning
names. We won that election. But I have moved on.
“We did our work. We will continue to do what we have to do.
God will be with all of us.”
Speaking later in an interview with newsmen, Amosun declared
that he was not in support of Abiodun’s administration, saying he must be
removed.
He also assured his supporters that the nextline of action
would soon be made public.
“Well, I am happy. When you are in a place and they are
telling you that you have done the work of four or five governors altogether. I
feel elated. I am happy that they appreciated our little efforts.
“Just wait, very soon, you will hear where we are going
next. Clearly, you know my stand, and my stand is my stand. I am not supporting
this administration that is there now. He must be removed,” he said.
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See who is talking, what about you stored guns to be used by thugs during the election. How morally clean are you? If not for the house arrest only God knows how many people you would have sent to the world beyond. At least his tenure is peaceful.
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