How Dapo Abiodun Escaped Attempt By Amosun To Drag Him Into Stockpiling Of Arms Mess

Charles Oyelesi

But for foresight, the governor of Ogun state Dapo Abiodun would have faced a lot of heat on the streets over the allegation of stockpiling of Arms doing damage to the image of Senator Ibikunle Amosun.

Amosun named Abiodun as a supplier of some of the alleged stockpiled arms causing controversy.

While denying Allegation of stockpiling weapons when he was Governor, Amosun in a statement by his spokesman Rotimi Durojaiye named Abiodun as the supplier of the Armored Personnel Carriers listed in the controversial weapons.

Amosun disclosed Abiodun supplied the arms in 2012.

But the allegation didn’t fly because Abiodun was a step ahead of Amosun in the raging controversy.

Societynow.ng learned that in the build up the heated election that produced Abiodun as the governor of Ogun state, his handlers used the arms purchased a major campaign point.

‘’I remember that Tunji Egbetokun who campaigned for Abiodun started the campaign.

‘’He was severally on the radio talking about how Abiodun is so passionate about security that bothered by the spare of insecurity that rocked Ogun state when Amosun became Governor, Abiodun delivered Armored Personnel Carriers to help protect persons and properties at no profit and didn’t push for payment immediately’’ a source disclosed.

Egbetokun is a popular politician and a former Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly

Societynow.ng learned that Abiodun handlers had greatly leveraged on the positives of this slant far and wide during the campaign for the 2019 gubernatorial election.

‘’so when Amosun mentioned it and attempted to use it to drag Abiodun into his raging and damaging weapons stockpiling controversy, it didn’t fly’’ societynow.ng learned.

Multiple sources disclose that many see the attempt by Amosun as the continuation of the bad politics that saw him fiercely oppose Abiodun from becoming his successor while backing the candidate of another party.

‘’That’s why people in and out of the state are not showing interest in the attempt to rope Abiodun into the controversy giving Amosun great grief’’ societynow.ng learned.