Politics
Details As Abiodun Gives Political Opponents Hard Knocks
while campaigning in Ifo
Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has doled out hard knocks to his political opponents.
The Governor did this while campaigning for his second term on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
He leveraged the antics of his political opponents who commission transformers given to communities to canvass for support to give the hard knocks.
“While others are going around commissioning transformers, while others are celebrating commissioning of transformers, we are commissioning landmark projects. You know when I hear that somebody has gone to put a transformer somewhere, when I was not governor, when I was not campaigning, I promised a whole local government that I was to bring them electricity and Ogun Waterside is a testament.
“I did not go and drop the transformers, I supplied them with electric poles, cables and transformers, it is not a big deal to supply transformers, how much is a transformer N9m.
“What we are doing today is not something that was conceived yesterday, or conceived two days ago or a year ago, this is a project that is part of the promises that we made to you, as soon as we assumed office, we conceptualized it and today, it is reality.
“God forbid that you will see me, Dapo Abiodun, going to commission the positioning of a transformer, I have positioned over one hundred and fifty transformers all over the state, that is not something to celebrate, that is the right of our people and we will continue to do just that,” Abiodun stated while campaigning in Ifo Local Government on Tuesday according to the statement released by his image handlers.
The Governor made took shots at his opponents while inaugurating the 3.1km Ikorita meje-Adenrele-Olose Titun-Vespa Road in Ifo town. The event was part of his campaign in the area.
He also inaugurated a fire service and safety station and promised to to complete the 14km Ibogun-Coker Road and other township roads soon.
Though Abiodun did not name names it is believed that his political knocks were directed at People’s Democratic Candidate (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the state, Ladi Adebutu.
Adebutu is one of the leading donors of transformers to needy communities in Ogun state.
He is seen as the strongest contender against Abiodun who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the March 11, 2023, Ogun gubernatorial election.
