All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Prince Dapo Abiodun has been declared winner of the Ogun state Governorship election held throughout the 20 local Government Areas of the state.Thus making him the Governor- elect.

According to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka the APC flagbear received a total of 241, 670 to beat Allied People Movement candidate, Adekunle AbdulKadiri Akinlade who got 222, 153.

Declaring Prince Abiodun the Governor-elect Professor Olayinka said the APC flagbear defeated the APM with 19, 517 votes. He also announced that a total registered votes was 2,375,003 with total votes cast put at 701,961. Total valid votes -680,947. Total rejected were 20, 969.

Other parties got the following votes: ADC – 110,422, ADP – 9,666, PDP- 70,290, SDP – 1,483.

Prince Adedapo Abiodun as the Governorship Candidate of the ruling party in Ogun state, Progressive Congress is certainly devinely connected on the grounds that he has been described by many as the choice of the choiest people.

The reasons being thrown up lean on his humane nature, his level headedness, his uncontoured mien even in the heat of trials or unjustifiable persecution and unwarranted condemnation.

Dabo has over time shown to his friends trust, respect, responsible and responsiveness by all measures. He can be described as a resourceful child any proud parents would love to have, loving and reasonable man any discerning woman would dream to marry, forward-looking father the well cultured children would wish father them.

He is unequivocally the true friend of the masses, without mincing words when elected, he will stand tall amongst the Governors in the Nigerian nation. This is so for his large heart, his unwavering spirit of giving. This scion of Remo and the prodigious Ogun State indigene will surely give the people the impetus to regale ecstatically, which is people- oriented governance.

Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun MFR, the Chairman of Heyden Oil and incumbent Chairman of Corporate Affairs Commission, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari was born on the 29th of May, 1960 is a man who wears many hats, yet wears them all so well. As Chief Executive Officer of Heyden Petroleum Limited, arguably one of the fastest growing companies in the mainstream petroleum industry in Nigeria.

This position he attained since 1993, till present. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Ventures Limited and Securitel Consult Limited, an indigenous Nigerian company specializing in the provision of telecommunication systems, electronic safety and security engineering from 1991 till date. Dapo, as he is fondly called is the Chairman of First Power Limited, a power generating company from 2009 till date.

With the successful completion of his early education at St. Joseph College, Ondo and Ondo high School in 1977 and 1978 respectively, he went on to vigorously pursue his dream of becoming a major ‘architect’ of civilization and development. A vision that spurred him to attain knowledge.

His quest for greatness, he went ahead to bag another degree at the Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA in 1989 where he finished with a B.B.A (Honors) in Accounting.

Thereafter, having successfully attained all necessary requirements with flying colors, he was offered an Accounting Job at Glock Incorporation, USA where he diligently worked from 1989 to 1991.

His passion, excellent spirit in enterprise and strong determination to provide top notch services fuelled his prowess into owning his line of businesses, taking one step at a time until he attained multiple feathers in his cap leading a number of business empires, recording major successes in all.

Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun, began his journey into politics over two decades ago with his entrance into the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP); one of the five state-sanctioned political parties allowed by the government of General Sani Abacha to participate in state assembly elections held in December 1997, and in parliamentary elections held in April 1998.

Dapo was appointed as a member of the National Finance Committee in January, 1997, after which he was subsequently appointed as one of Government delegates to the United States of America in November, 1997.

In 1998, he contested for the Ogun East Senatorial seat under the umbrella of his party UNCP and won. He became the Senator Elect of the Ogun East Senatorial District of UNCP.

Upon the dissolution of all political parties by 1998. And the formation of New Political Parties in 1999, he joined the People’s Democratic Party and was appointed in that year as a National delegate of the PDP National Convention.

The heights attained by Prince Adedapo Abiodun in the Telecommunications industry could not be hidden as his vital contribution to the modernization of telecommunication systems in Nigeria led to his appointment as Board Chairman of the Technical Committee of the then, Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL).

In January 2000, ensuring the results of his distinctive acumen, he was appointed as a member of two Federal Government Panels of Enquiry; the Federal Government Panel of Enquiry to National Inland Water Ways Authority (NIWA) and the Federal Government Panel of Enquiry to the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria.

Similarly, in 2002, he was appointed member of three Federal Government Panels of enquiry namely; the Federal Government of Enquiry to the Nigerian Airspace Management Authority (NAMA), the Federal Government Panel of Enquiry to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal

Government Panel of Enquiry to the Nigerian College of Arts and Technology (NCAT).
Within the same year, yielding to the calls by his admirers and army of supporters, he made an attempt at the Ogun State Gubernatorial Seat under the PDP and emerged the first runner-up in the Ogun State PDP gubernatorial primaries.

In 2003, he accepted the nomination to be a member of the PDP Presidential Campaign Team as well as the Steering Committee of the Business Support Group (BSG). Six years down the line, by January 2009.

He was again appointed as member of the Presidential Think-Tank. By 2012 Prince Adedapo Abiodun was appointed to Chair the Oil & Gas Committee of Ogun State Government. This was heralded by his Defection to the Action Congress of Nigeria from the PDP with thousands of his supporters in the Ogun East Senatorial District giving effective support to the ACN Government in the state whilst contributing his influence in many spheres across the nation. Consequently, he was awarded the prestigious national honor as Member of the Federal Republic (MFR) by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

In the year 2012, he was elected as the Chairman, Depot and Petroleum Product Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN).

In 2015 he was the Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Ogun East Senatorial District in a keenly contested election.

Being the Philanthropist that he is, he was the first individual to lend a hand of support financially to the Sagamu, Yoruba/Hausa community after their ethnic clash, as a party advocate, he embarked on noteworthy projects such as awarding of scholarships and sinking boreholes within his Senatorial District, alongside supporting his party, the People’s democratic Party (PDP) morally and financially within and outside of the election period. He has received numerous awards both locally and internationally for his outstanding contributions in spheres of human endeavor.

Dapo is urbane as we as a grassroot builder of no mean status. He is a man of means yet he feels what the less previleged feel. man who continues to raise the standard of leadership with his penchant for making indelible impacts not just in professional spheres but also in nation building with towering credentials.

The Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has commended the peaceful conduct of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state.

Abiodun made the comment shortly after performing his franchise at exactly 12:20pm at ward 3, unit 2, Ita Osanyin, Iperu (his hometown) in Ikenne local government of the state.

The Governorship candidate who commended the massive turn out of people , urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be sincere and ensure a democratic process.

His words ” feel very great after the whole exercise. I haven’t seen the situation of things in other polling units but I am satisfy with the process at this polling unit”

“My advice is that the process should be democratic. They should not try to rig the election. We should respect our democracy and people should not create or engage in violence,” he added.

Former Governor of Ogun state, Chief Olusegun Osoba has lauded Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the peaceful and orderly conduct of the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections.

The APC stalwart who voted at Omololu Ibara Unit 6, Ibara Housing Estate in the state explained he was happy that there were remarkable improvement on the arrangements and planning of INEC on the grounds that the card readers worked more efficiently and the process smoothly organized.

Chief Osoba said the turn out was impressive and security much better handled unlike those of the presidential elections where lapses were observed and lamented outright. “The law enforcement officer have stepped up their services and responsibilities unlike what we witnessed during the presidential elections”, he stressed.

Although, Chief Osoba said it was too early to pour so much encomium on INEC or the security operatives, but opined that if the arrangements and conduct remained the way they were when he performed his exercise, the elections would be declared free and Fair.

The party leader charged the governorship contestants of all the participating parties to be good sportsmen by conceding victory to whoever emerged victorious at the polls and urged whoever won to be magnanimous in victory.

OGUN State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Prince Dapo Abiodun yesterday pushed for voters’ backing in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, for Saturday’s election.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Governor and the party’s leader, Chief Segun Osoba and Senator representing Lagos West Solomon Olamilekan Adeola also joined Abiodun to ensure his victory in the poll.

Osinbajo, who addressed the mammoth crowd at Ake area, said just as they voted for him, their son and President Muhammadu Buhari and other APC candidates to emerge winners during the presidential and National Assembly elections, they should also come out en masse to cast their votes for Abiodun and APC state House of Assembly candidates.

The vice president assured them that the Saturday’s election would be peaceful in the state as the Federal Government had made adequate arrangement for security agents to provide effective security to protect lives and properties during and after the polls.

The APC leaders also used the occasion to receive a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Kayode Amusan and former Speaker of the state House of Assembly and Senatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for Ogun Central, Titi Oseni – Gomez into the APC fold.

The two PDP chieftains defected to APC with thousands if their supporters to help push for the victory of Dapo Abiodun come March 9.

Former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has directed his teeming admirers and followers as well as political associates to go out on Saturday and cast their votes for All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Prince Dapo.

Our impeccable source told stated that the former Governor who is a kinsman of Abiodun from the East Senatorial Districts of Ogun state was said to have given that directives because he believed the APC candidate is a better candidate, who could take Ogun State to greater heights.

Information available to us revealed that Otunba Gbenga Daniel had always wanted a good hand who would not divide the state along sub-ethnic lines, and he believed Dapo Abiodun fit the bill.

Otunba who is the Director General of the People Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar also believed that the APC candidate would bring his experience in the private sector background to bear in the administration of the state.

PDP has two major factions in Ogun State, one led by Senator Buruji Kashamu, while the other is led by Hon. Ladi Adebutu. Both factions voted for the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, during last month’s elections.

Otunba Daniel is technically the Leader of the Ladi Adebutu faction, which is recognized by the PDP national secretariat. But the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recognises the Buruji Kashamu led faction.

The support of PDP members in Saturday’s elections for Abiodun will be valuable especially in Ogun East Senatorial District, where the party is very popular. The APC defeated the PDP in Ogun East for the senatorial seat by a small margin.

All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, has called for deployment of military personnel for the March 9 Governorship and House Assembly elections

Speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Abeokuta, the Publicity Secretary of the party Caretaker Committee, Tunde Oladunjoye, submitted that the state being one of the flash points needed the presence of military Officers and men not at the polling units, but strategic places across the state.

Oladunjoye said the party is worried about alleged desperation on the part of the State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, who had vowed to install his preferred candidate, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) as his successor.

The All Progressives Congress Spokesman urged President Muhammadu Buhari to disperse soldiers to the state to checkmate any form of violence during the election.

He revealed that there were intelligence reports at the disposal of the party that there would be electoral violence in the state and that the party’s governorship candidate, Prince Dapo Abiodun is one of the targets
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He wondered how a police officer accompanying election result to a collation centre could be killed last Saturday evening without any arrest so far made by any security agencies operating in the state.

Oladunjoye disclosed that the party had written a letter to the Office of the Inspector General of Police, asking for the setting up of an independent panel to examine and investigate rising political violence in the state.

According, “We are worried by the desperation of the state governor in his bid to install his preferred candidate as governor of Ogun state despite the clear signals from the last election that that project is a failed project”.

“I will also wish to remind you that in the past, both our party and various leaders of our party including governorship aspirants have raised the alarm at various times on security situation in Ogun State.

“Our party also called on Inspector General of Police to set up an independent panel to examine and investigate rising political violence in Ogun state since October last year till now. It is regrettable that up till now, we have not even received an acknowledgement of our petition and complaint from the Police”

He lamented how the President and his entourage came to town for campaign and were stoned openly in broad daylight, no single arrest has been made. We, therefore, expressed serious doubt about the ability of the present police commissioner, Iliyasu to bring to book the killer of that Police Officer who lost his life in the cause of national duty.

He wondered if the president could be stoned in broad daylight and no arrest was made, would the killers of the Police Officer who was shot to death while accompanying election result be apprehended.

“We are asking the IGP not only to transfer the Police Commissioner from Ogun state for the period of this election, but to also ensure that those who killed that policeman are brought to book within the shortest period possible. And those who stoned Mr President at the stadium, should also be arrested.

“We are finally asking President Muhammadu Buhari who has said in his acceptance speech that he was going to strengthen the security of the people make sure that soldiers are dispatched to Ogun state. We are not saying they should be at polling booth, but they should be at strategic places,” the APC Publicity secretary stated.

Former governor of Ogun state and chieftain of All
Progressives Congress, Chief Olusegun Osoba has said that the people of the state should hold the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu responsible for any breakdown of laws and orders during the general elections in the state.

The Elder statesman said he lost confidence in the state commissioner of police because he has compromised the ethics and standard of police by watching the the President and Commander-in- Chief of the Armed forces of the Nigerian nation and his Vice pelted with water bottles, stone.

Osoba said, ” if the President of the country could be so treated with disdain and disrespect then, Iliyasu is not fit to be charged with the lives of the people of the state.

He has exhibited a huge degree of incompetence in the discharge of his responsibilities, and indifference to the safety of the lives and properties of mass of the people of the state to whom he is responsible as a commissioner of police.

I can say unequivocally that Iliyasu has failed woefully and has sold out as he is now being manipulated by some elements to whom he believes he is now answerable to not minding whatever happens to the wellbeing of the people generality of the people.

Chief Osoba said it was a crying shame that the Commissioner of Police has been transfered out of Ogun but he refused to go and resume at his new place of deployment and the police authority could not do anything to him. Surprisingly, instead of impressing or forcing him out of Ogun state, they have continued to treat him with kid glove. “This is unfortunate”, Osoba stressed.

Chief Osoba, as at the early hours of the day when he went to cast his vote at ward 6 Unit 15 Ibara Housing Estate described the elections as free and fair, but stated it was too early to conclude that all was well because according to him voting had not ended and votes were yet to be counted.

The Governor of the state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun who voted at Ward 6, Ita Gbangba, Emere, Itoko, Unit, 2 without any pomp and pageantry. His charm departed him. His mein might not be unconnected to the demise of his friend, Prince Adeniyi Adesanya who died in a ghastly motor accident a day before elections.

In a chat with the media, the governor lauded the effort of INEC for providing adequate security to ensure free, fair and chaos free elections but lamented the shortage of ballot papers in most of the polling units.

“Generally, the major problem now is shortage of ballot papers, even where I just voted,there were about 400 voters but only 300 ballot papers were available. I have been told that that is the major challenge in other units and I have told my people to inform the INEC immediately because, after labouring so hard, the people should not be disenfranchised. Everybody must be able to exercise his or her right. This will not be possible if there is no enough ballot papers, so we are calling out to the authorities, especially INEC to provide enough ballot papers,” Amosun stated.

“Certainly, I am sure of victory after the whole exercise, but I hope they will not shortchange us because of the ballot paper issue. In a place where we have 300 to 400 voters with just few ballot papers you can imagine what could happen.”

The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Abeokuta South Federal Constituency and the Spokesperson for the party’s Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Hon. Segun Sowunmi, who cast his vote at Ward 6, polling unit 2 in Itoko area of Abeokuta attested to the fact the exercise was free and fair.

His words “I wish they could simplify the whole process so that people don’t stay so long. I am sure the people will endure whatever they need to endure to cast their votes according to their conscience. Well the voting went well except for the fact that the card reader was not functioning well and they had to do it manually. Everything was simple and straight forward. The turn out was very moderate, people were ready to perform their rights.”

All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for Ogun West, Chief Tolu Odebiyi lamented the little lapses that bedevilled the elections.

The former Chief of Staff to Amosun, speaking to reporters in his Iboro country home said there was need for INEC to intensify training of the ad hoc staff handling the elections.

He bemoaned the delay caused by card readers and shortfall of ballot papers in some polling booths in the senatorial district.

Odebiyi, who committed his chances of coming out victorious in the election to God’s hands, scored INEC 65 percent in the conduct of the exercise.

Inadequate Supply, Late Arrival Of Materials, Card Readers Malfunctioning threaten Presidential polls

Obasanjo Advocates Spirit Of Sportsmanship To Winner, Loser

Late arrival, shortage of materials as well as malfunctioning of the electronic card readers greeted the re-scheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections conducted across Ogun state yesterday.

The election, which witnessed a large turn out of voters across the three Senatorial districts of Ogun, also left some of the political bigwigs in the state with mixed reactions of disappointment and commendations over the conduct of the poll.

In some of the polling units visited, electronic card readers deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) initially malfunctioned as some of them would switch itself off before they were repaired.

This however, slowed down the pace of accreditations and INEC officials also had to resort to manual system before they could accredit electorate for voting in some of the wards and polling units monitored by our Correspondents in Ijebu and Abeokuta areas of the state.

In Abeokuta, the state capital for example, INEC officials would not arrive Ward 11, Polling Unit 22, Ita-Iyalode, Abeokuta North local government where former president Olusegun Obasanjo voted until 10: 15a.m.

Also at Ward 15 Ibara GRA in Abeokuta South local government where former governor Olusegun Osoba cast his votes, materials and electoral officials would not arrive untill 10 :15am. Voting however, commenced immediately the materials arrived at the polling unit.

Also, ballot papers were in shirtage at Ward 6, Itoko area of Abeokuta South local government where the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun voted.

While the total number of registered voters in INEC’s register reads 710, INEC’s officials arrived the polling unit with only 400 units of ballot papers for the presidential election, 500 ballot papers for the House of Representatives and 600 ballot papers for the Senate election.

At Ward 03, polling unit 02, Ita-Osanyin area of Iperu-Remo in Ikenne local government area where the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dapo Abiodun voted, card readers initially malfunctioned before INEC senior officials attended to it.

Also at Ward 03, polling unit 03, Iregun within the same Iperu-Remo in Ikene Local Government area, the electronic card reader malfunctioned as it failed to authenticate the electorates, thereby forcing iNEC officials to resort to manual accreditation.

In Sagamu, the card reader failed to read the bio-data of former governor of the state and Deputy Chairman (South), Atiku Abubakar Campaign Council, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, before INEC officials manually accredited him to vote around 8: 20a.m.

One of the INEC official on duty at Ward 05, polling unit 03, Iperu-Remo in Ikenne local government area, Osinamie Jesulayomi who spoke with journalists, also confirmed that the electronic card readers malfunctioned as it would switch itself off at will.

But speaking with journalists after casting his vote around 11: 05a.m at Ita-Iyalode, former President Obasanjo commended the smooth arrangements at which the exercise was going on.

Obasanjo also called on both the winner and loser of the presidential election to accept whatever the outcome of the result in the spirit of sportsmanship.

“I am yet to perform my civic responsibility and cast my vote. I believe in my polling centre, there was a small delay: materials arrived late but it is a small delay by two hours which can be accommodated. Other than that, the process is going smoothly”.

“Through the process ,they put my PVC in the card reader, then they have a bit of problems sorting my thumb print and then when they were able to sort it out, they made me to go through the process of voting”

“It was very orderly. Even though, there were many people waiting ,either waiting to cast their votes or waiting to welcome me, because now, I voted in my compound where I was born”.

“In any competition, there will always be winners and losers what anybody in any competition must be prepared for, as a good sportsman is that if I win, I will show magnanimity. If I lose, I will also bow down graciously. That is what any competition is all about”.

“If your purpose of going to competition is that you must win at all cost, then that is no longer a competition. I know INEC will make amends for the lapses”.

Also speaking with journalists after casting his votes, the state governor, Amosun expressed the optimism that the electoral body would improve on its performance regarding the card readers.

“I know there’s room for improvement for everything. Yes the card reader took some time. In some instances, ghetto card reader fails, I think it’s a process and I believe we’ll overcome it”.

“By and large, we can say the elections is going on well and peaceful. I’ll not say it’s cumbersome but it’s truly tasking, seeing the PO signing all the three papers, it’s a lot to work, it’s not easy”.

“We pray that at the end of the day, it would be like this throughout Ogun state and Nigeria, because so far, so good, it’s peaceful except for the issue of the card readers that people are telling me, it’s not working. Even our elderly ones, when they stay for one or two hours on the queue, they get tired. But we’ll ensure that everybody votes”.

Commenting on the issue of insufficient number of ballot papers, Amosun attributed it to a mix up and expressed the hope that INEC would correct it.

“We hope they will bring more before the elections end because it will not be fair for people after labouring this hard, they should not be disenfranchised. Everybody must be in the position to exercise their franchise”.

“They should increase the number of ballot papers because just imagine where they have 800 voters and 300 to 400 ballot papers are available. We have called them to know how they can rectify those issues because everybody mixture vote. I hope, at the end of the day, we’ll have a credible election”.

Also speaking with newsmen after casting his vote at Ita-Osanyin in Iperu-Remo, the APC guber candidate, Abiodun commended INEC on the credibility of the Presidential and National Assembly elections.

He explained that the exercise had been peaceful, impressive, saying that the people came out enmass to cast their votes.

“The election is going peacefully and the turnout is phenomena. People really came out to exercise their civic responsibilities, “My fear is that what we have seen here will be the same at other polling units”.

Amosun, Odebiyi Express displeasure over card readers

Ogun State Governor, Governor Ibikunle Amosun and Ogun West Senatorial candidate, Tolu Odebiyi, have expressed displeasure over failure of card readers and short falls of ballot papers in Ogun State

Amosun, who is contesting for Ogun Central Senatorial seat under the platform All Progressive Congress ( APC) said though the election process was slow but peaceful and orderliness.

“So far so good, the election was peaceful except the issue of card readers that people are telling me that is not working”.
Amosun said that the failure of card readers may cause alot of delay in the process.
” Our Elders, men and women here may find it difficult because when they stay more than two hours they will want to leave.”
He added that there is a serious challenges on the part of INEC on the short fall of ballot papers in the state
“Even where I voted , we have about 397 registered voters, INEC released just 300 ballot papers and I don’t know how this happened”
This is a real challenges, I have asked our people to call the REC, INEC to draw thier attention to this so that the efforts of our people will not be vain” Amosun said.
However, he call on the Authorities concerns particularly the INEC to increase the number of ballot papers they put arround so that everyone must be in the position to exercise their franchise.
Also showing his displeasure to card readers in Ogun state, the Senatorial candidate of All Progressive Congress, Chief Tolu Odebiyi, said he was very disappointed in INEC despite long term preparations towards this election we can still experiencing the problem of card readers and logistics problem.
He said that the situation call for urgent attention and something has to be done
” Imagine people labouring this hard and they shouldn’t be disenfranchised”.
” We pray that at at end of day election will be peaceful through the state and Nigerian as a whole”.
He hereby commends the electorates for the impressive turn out to perform their Civic duty.

All Progressives Congress leadership has condemned the Press statement credited to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that their party was Planning to compromise the integrity of the Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Saturday February 23.

The All Progressives Congress Spokesperson Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye categorically disassociated itself totally from the said grand plan to execute electoral malpractices.

He stated that the allegations and plans listed by the ADC are indeed very true as they pertain to Governor Ibikunle Amosun and his baby-party, the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM). That the ADC always link APC to the machinations of Governor Amosun and his APM, and deliberately so, shows that the ADC officials are cowards, who will not dare hit the nail on the head.

According to Oladunjoye, “it would be recalled that the APC has been criticizing and alerting the members of the public and boldly stating who the perpetrators are. Even as of yesterday, we issued a press release on the the evil plans of the APM and its sole-financier to cause further confusion, especially during the Saturday elections”.

Oladunjoye noted that ADC had in the past mentioned APC and APM as removing ADC’s campaign materials, before the state government owned-up to the act. The ADC never came back to apologise.

He said when ADC in January, raised alarm during a press conference, about an alleged plans of APM and APC to attack its campaign train, it was the APC’s Dapo Abiodun’s campaign train that was eventually attacked on January 31, 2019 in Abeokuta during our ward-to-ward tour of Abeokuta North Local Government.

“We never received any solidarity message from the ADC, whereas when ADC’s convoy was attacked in December last year, our governorship candidate, Prince Dapo Abiodun, immediately put a call through to Mr. Gboyega Isiaka to sympathize with him”.

The APC Spokesman disclosed that last week, Prince Dapo Abiodun published a congratulatory advert to felicitate with the ADC candidate on his birthday but yet to get an acknowledgement.

“Why the ADC is always scared-stiff of pointing its fingers directly at the culpable quarters, it is not only baffling, but also depicts the party as that of cowards. We urge the ADC to up its game and show more courage and honesty expected of a party aspiring to rule Ogun State, instead of these misdirected and mischievous allegations, which are signs of early fatigue”.

The leadership of Accord Party in the Ogun State has denied adopting Ogun state governorship candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka.

It will be recalled that a few days ago, Accord Party Chairman in the state, Elder Isiaka Amusa together with some party members on Monday adopted the ADC governorship candidate, Prince Gboyega Nusiru Isiaka as their party candidate.

The Publicity Secretary of Accord Party, Asojuoba Michael Adesanya at a press conference held at NUJ Press Centre in Abeokuta on Thursday February maintained that, Sir Tope Tokoya remained the party’s governorship candidate.

He described the activities of the party’s Chairman, Elder Amusa as “simply political prostitution”, saying they would not accommodate such character any longer.

He declared there was never a time the State Working Committee (SWC) passed vote of no confidence on the candidature of Sir Tope Tokoya, adding there was no resolution by the SWC of Executive decision to embark on adoption of any candidate from other political parties

Accord Party spokesman further explained that, the state Chairman alongside five other members of the party have been engaging in anti-party activities following the defeat of the chairman’s “imaginary” candidate during the primaries of the party.

He therefore called party members to remain resolute and believe in the mandate of Tokoya, stressing that, the party would not allow moneybags politicians to hijack the structure of the party in the state.

According to him, “You will agree with me that this is not the best time for internal crisis within a political party and that is why we have continued to hesitate in acting against the few disgruntled elements who have continued to flout the constitution of our great party”.

“There has never been any question about the fact Pastor (Sir) Tope Tokoya is the elected gubernatorial candidate. Additionally his candidature has indeed been confirmed by INEC”.

Adesanya revealed that they were in possession of various documents about the anti party activities of a five-man gang led by the State Chairman, Elder Isiaka Amusa, whose imaginary candidate lost out in the party’s primaries.

He asked, “Must one destroy his political party because he lost in a political party’s primary he organized? The gang has continued to hawk the gubernatorial candidacy of our party to all the known political figures in Ogun state”.

He disclosed that the infamous gang have met APM gubernatorial candidate, AbdulKadir Akinlade. They have also Lado Adebutu, of Peoples Democratic party (PDP), met Paseda, Buruji, Dapo and they have failed. Their newest victim is GNI.

“You will recall that about three weeks ago they openly declared for Prince Dapo Abiodun. This is simply political prostitution and we do not have room for such persons in our party built on integrity”.

Accord Party governorship candidate, Sir Tope Tokoya said he did not believe in jamboree and flamboyant political campaign.

Tokoya stressed that, he had embarked on house-to-house campaign to convince the electorate on his seven-point agenda for the state.

He denied collecting N100million from Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing such allegation calculated by the Amusa led gang to justify his anti-party activities.

Vice President of the Nigerian Nation, Yemi Osinbajo has said vehemently that Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Governorship candidate of the ruling Party, APC would be the one to succeed the incumbent Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.

The cerebral Vice President who has been leading the Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress on a ward to ward Campaign of Ogun state stated with God and the support of the people of the state APC candidate in the governorship poll, Prince Dapo Abiodun will be victorious.

Speaking at the palace of Ebumawe of Ago-Iwoye, His Royal Majesty, Oba AbdulRasag Adenugba, the Vice President, accompanied by Prince Abiodun, Osinbajo told party faithfuls and supporters to be wary of those promoting division and candidates other than that of All Progressives Congress.

In his response, Oba Adenugba described Professor Yemi Osinbajo and Prince Dapo Abiodun as true sons of Ijebu- land. The monarch therefore enjoined the people to support them.