The Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has vowed to work against the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in the state in 2019, Dapo Abiodun.
Amosun, who is contesting for the Ogun Central senatorial district seat under the APC, said he would work for the election of his preferred gubernatorial candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, who has since defected to the Allied People’s Movement (APM) after failing to secure the APC’s ticket.
The governor, who addressed some Ogun stakeholders at Aso Rock Villa on Monday, affirmed his support for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and further revealed that he was staying in APC to contest for the senatorial seat.
Also, he said he backed the defection of 26 Ogun APC stakeholders to APM, saying he tried all he could to stop them leaving.
Amosun revealed that some people had been begging him to unite the Ogun APC family but the situation had got out of his hands.
He said, “When these people came, they told me they were leaving the APC, I said ‘no’ but I couldn’t stop them. In fact, Akinlade has my full support. I am not going to stop him. Everything I have, I will use to support him, let them try whatever they want to try, we also have our strategies and I am not going to hide behind one finger.
“I remain in the APC because that’s what those people want. They want us to leave the APC but they are joking. I will stay in the APC to ensure that (President Muhammadu) Buhari wins in Ogun State and to let them know that they can’t subvert the will of the people of Ogun State.
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“Every day, I will campaign for President Muhammadu Buhari, we will do everything possible to ensure Buhari wins massively in Ogun State, but they should not miss it. I, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, will not support anyone (Dapo Abiodun) they are bringing.
“Why would a reasonable person with less than 10 per cent lord it over the majority? It can’t happen. They know there was only one primary and they have called me to say that, and we have done everything possible to right the wrong, but they are already destroying the party.
“God will punish me if I stop Akinlade. All of you who are supporting Akinlade, you have my support and blessing. They are talking about party supremacy, what happens to party supremacy at the local level?”