The Governor of Ogun State, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, has debunked media reports which quoted him as saying that he feared God and President Muhammadu Buhari.
Amosun was quoted to have made the statement while addressing leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the party’s secretariat in Abeokuta shortly after the National Working Committee inaugurated the state caretaker committee.
But speaking during a Christmas Carol organised by the state government on Sunday, Amosun said that while he loves and respects the president, he only fears the Almighty God.
He said, “To put the record straight, I never said I fear President Muhammadu Buhari. I only said I fear God. I don’t fear President Buhari.”
The governor added, “You know this is our time as politicians, a time when politicians will call black, blue.
“Yesterday (Friday), I held a meeting with our people, and the way I started was that, I was brought up to fear God.
“But I saw newspapers this morning (Saturday) that Amosun says he fears God and Buhari.
“No! It is only God I fear, the one that is alive, the only one that will say a thing no one can change. That is the only God that I fear.
“Of course, I respect President Buhari. I love him and he loves me too. I know him, he fears God because he is from God. He doesn’t beg for respect, he commands and earns it. So, it is only God that I fear.”
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