Politics
Why There Are Fresh Talks About Dapo Abiodun Over Who Becomes Successor
will complete his second term – eight years rule – in 2027.
There are renewed talks about the Governor of Ogun state, Dapo Abiodun in deciding his successor.
The talks are centered around whether he would achieve success in a vital area his predecessors failed to make a headway.
No Governor in Ogun state has been able to get his prefered successor.
Created in 1976 and dotted with a handful of military administrators and short lived tenures in truncated democracy, Ogun Governorś started having the freewill to determine their successors with the start of `modern democracy’ in 1999 – but none of them have been able to do it.
Olusegun Osoba was unable to do it with Gbenga Daniel a candidate of the opposition party succeeding him in 2003.
Despite his larger than life performance in a two-term of 8years, Daniel lost out in getting his man on board as successor with Ibikunle Amosun – the chieftain of a rival political party – taking over in 2011.
Amosun, acknowledged as the Governor with a near total – if not absolute -control of the politics of Ogun state for 8 years, was also unable to install his preferred successor.
He did not win in his all-out-attempt to stop Dapo Abiodun.
Abiodun was sworn-in as Governor in 2019.
Abiodun will complete his second term – eight years rule – in 2027.
The talks have started on whether he would succeed in installing his desired successor -where all other former Governors with stronger hold on power and politics did not succeed.
