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Akarigbo Brokers Truce Between Gbenga Daniel, Dapo Abiodun Ahead of Remo By-Election
are among his subjects
The Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, has intervened in the simmering political rift between Governor Dapo Abiodun and Senator Gbenga Daniel, brokering what sources describe as a “peace of sorts” ahead of the August 16 Remo Federal Constituency by-election.
As the paramount ruler of Remoland—which covers Ikenne, Remo North, and Sagamu—Oba Ajayi holds sway over both men.
Senator Daniel, whose political stronghold is Sagamu, and Governor Abiodun, a native of Iperu, are among his subjects.
The monarch convinced the two leaders to sheath their swords and promised to lead a full reconciliation effort after Saturday’s Federal House of Representatives election.
The royal intervention comes against the backdrop of contravention, quit, and demolition notices issued to Daniel’s properties—including his Sagamu residence—by the Ogun State Government.
While the Abiodun administration insists the notices are part of a routine development audit in Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode Government Reserved Areas (GRAs) under its urban renewal scheme, Daniel has alleged political persecution through his media aide.
The bad blood between the two dates back to 2020, intensifying over the tussle for the Ogun East senatorial ticket. One casualty of the feud has been Daniel’s exclusion from the state APC campaign council for the by-election, which is firmly under Abiodun’s control.
In the face of the action by the Ogun state government, Daniel has declared his commitment to ensuring the APC’s victory on Saturday, signalling a temporary ceasefire in a rivalry that has long divided Remoland’s political powerhouses.
