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From Laide Raheem, Abeokuta
The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has declared that he will not be distracted by any person who has a problem with self-delusion, noting, “Ogun State is not anybody’s father’s inheritance.”
Abiodun, apparently responding to a statement credited to his predecessor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, who claimed that the 2019 governorship election was rigged in favour of the incumbent governor, said that he would rather focus on his social contract with Ogun people and not “join issues with anyone who wants to play God.”
Amosun had on Friday said the election that produced Governor Abiodun was fraudulent, vowing that he would ensure the removal of the governor come 2023.
But speaking with newsmen shortly after the grand finale of the 50th anniversary of the Abeokuta Club, yesterday, Abiodun called on the people of the state to ignore his predecessor, insisting that he would not join issues with him.
“I will not be distracted by any person or persons who have a problem with self-delusion. I will not be distracted by any person who does not appreciate that Ogun State is not anybody’s father’s inheritance; we are all stakeholders in this commonwealth called Ogun state.
“I am not going to join issues with anyone that wants to play God; I will leave them to God; God can deal with whoever is challenging His authority and wants to play God. All I can say is that what we stand for in Ogun State is that the administration is committed to providing purposeful leadership and purposeful infrastructural development across the length and breadth of the state,” he said.
Abiodun said his administration would not give in to any campaign that would disrupt the peace and development of the state, assuring he remained committed to the development of all sectors of the state economy.
He, however, expressed disappointment that a former governor and a sitting governor in 2019 would cry that he was rigged out during the election.
“How can we on the outside then take on an incumbent and be accused of rigging out an incumbent in the same party? Anyone can explain his or her failure whichever way he or she likes, and anyone can also begin to pant and threaten that they will do whatever,” he added.
Abiodun, who also noted that his administration would as a matter of urgency, prioritize the development of the President Muhammadu Buhari Estate, promising a minimum of 250 structures would be built in the estate.
“The President Muhammadu Buhari Estate which is one of the projects I inherited from my predecessor, in another one or two months, you will see that buildings will begin to be visible in that estate.
“I do not have a doubt that before the end of the year, there will be a minimum of about 250 medium-to-upper beautiful befitting structures in PMB Estate,” Abiodun noted
