• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
Friday, May 9, 2025
  • Login
Vital News
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security
No Result
View All Result
Vital News
No Result
View All Result
Home National Opinion

Ogun : Between A governor And An Emperor by Abdul-Yekin Alli

Vital News by Vital News
March 15, 2023
in Opinion
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Ogun : Between A governor And An Emperor

By Abdul-Yekin Alli

As Nigerians prepare for the epic battle that this week’s governorship elections represent, one state that will be in the spotlight is Ogun State. Political developments in the state are highly interesting because in addition to the amiable governor of the state, Prince Dapo Abiodun, there is a former governor who in deportment and comportment carries on like the lord of the manor, intent on proving his political superiority even in the face of scandalously woeful failures.

Watchers of the Ogun political environment say that Senator Ibikunle Amosun, the immediate past governor of the state, has had enormous trouble shedding the toga of a demigod and emperor. They say that when providence gave him opportunity to be governor, he had the support of notable individuals like ex-Governor Segun Osoba and interest groups.

However, shortly after he became governor, he declared his predecessor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, persona non-grata in the state.

RelatedStories

UNDERSTANDING RUSSIA’S GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR AND VICTORY By Lawal Sale

THINK TANK: SENATOR MOHAMMED ALI NDUME’S DELIBERATE DISTORTION OF DEVELOPMENT LOANS DATA: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

2027 : THE DISTURBING ETHNIC SING SONG FROM YOBE By Modu Zanna

For The Yoruba Of Northern Nigeria By Lasisi Olagunju

This was in addition to his administration going after the former governor through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

During the eight years Amosun spent in power, his word was law; he was, for all practical purposes, an emperor.

Indeed, in 2019, the power he believed he had assumed gave him the impetus to impose a governorship candidate on a weary populace in the bid to consolidate his power and assume godfather status in the state after his tumultuous terms.

But the people had other ideas and, unable to realize his devious ambition in the All Progressives Congress (APC), he reached over to the Allied Progressives Movement (APM) and anointed a candidate, Hon. Abdulkadir Akinlade, as his preferred successor even while retaining his seat as an APC governor.

In the advanced climes, this gross desecration of a political platform would have attracted outright dismissal or suspension from the party.

Sadly, however, the flamboyant governor carried out his sordid anti-party games with impunity and were it not for providence which charted a different course in the succession battle, he would today be calling the shots as the political numero uno in the Gateway State.

The man of power was humiliated in the 2019 governorship election even as a sitting governor, but nothing was going to stop his delusion of grandeur.

And so President Muhammdu Buhari came to the state to campaign for his re-election but got pelted with stones along with other dignitaries like Vice President Osinbajo; the then APC chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, and many others.

It was a terrible day and a jolted Buhari had to appeal to the people to vote for him at the presidential election and any other candidate of their choice for the governorship.

APM thugs were having a field day and it was apparent that the president was trying hard not to offend the sensibilities of Amosun who had previously given the impression in Abuja that he had unchallenged control over the party machinery and the state’s electorate. It was a criminal show of shame!

But the perfidy did not stop there. Despite his candidate’s electoral loss and his extraordinarily good fortune of being elected Ogun Central senator on the same APC platform he had rubbished in the bid to install a successor, his hatred for the elected governor who had contributed morally and financially to his (Amosun’s) own election as governor did not abate.

He made Abiodun his arch enemy, enraged by the fact that all efforts to take charge of Ogun through proxy had failed. Then came sponsored stories and sundry allegations against Prince Abiodun.

The Iperu-born prince was called every negative name under the sun, including, most laughably, being an “ex-convict”, but the people’s governor would not be distracted. It is no wonder, then, that he has been able to deliver on his promises in various sectors and enhanced the IGR of the state beyond even the critics’ wildest dream.

Today, Ogun is surpassed only by Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital; the FCT, the seat of federal power, and Rivers State, a top oil-producing state. As a matter of fact, the Gateway State is now competing with Lagos in infrastructure development.

Even at that, the senator who cannot help himself uses every opportunity he gets to launch acerbic attacks on the governor. And he has not stopped his games: during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly polls, he reportedly asked people to back the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Ogun Central.

But it was the APC candidate that triumphed most gloriously. In the governorship election coming up on Saturday, the ex-backer of Akinlade is now queuing up behind Biyi Otegbeye of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in yet another loser’s game.

He retains some boys in the APM while using others to advance the ADC’s doomed cause, and yet he is supporting some PDP candidates, so he alone is associated with four different political platforms (APC, APM, ADC and PDP).

And who really is he in the state that protesters would be calling upon him to remove the sitting governor? Vowing to unseat Abiodun, Amosun undermines the credibility of the royal fathers, the intelligentsia and the industrialists who have endorsed the performing governor for a second term of office, people like the FCMB founder, Otunba Subomi Balogun, and Globacom boss, Mike Adenuga, among many others.

On the political front, we have the likes of Osoba, Daniel, Dimeji Bankole and co who are all on the Abiodun train.

It is interesting that “protesters” did not visit the residences of these political titans but chose Amosun’s to ventilate their grievances. Conscious efforts were made last weekend to portray Amosun’s foot soldiers as patriotic Ogun youth protesting against Abiodun.

But whoever God has made cannot be unmade, and that’s why the endorsement galore keeps increasing for Abiodun even as the people keep wondering who the combative former governor really thinks himself to be!

By May 29, Amosun will cease to be a senator. He will not be an elected representative of the people at any level and will not be the state governor, so why the obsession with dragging Ogun down at this critical period? Observers, analysts and discerning minds have already read between the lines and dismissed Amosun’s anti-Abiodun campaigns; they know, as our elders say, that one’s enemy’s horse is never tall enough. They know that his actions are all due to bile. The emperor is set to meet his waterloo on Saturday.

*Alli contributes this piece through abdulyekinalli@nate.com *

Tags: AbiodunAmosunAPMOgun
Previous Post

Open Letter to Chief Bode George by President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu

Next Post

Steve Oliyide And His Error Of Thoughts On Dapo Abiodun – Iyiola Aina

Vital News

Vital News

RelatedStories

UNDERSTANDING RUSSIA’S GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR AND VICTORY By Lawal Sale
Foreign

UNDERSTANDING RUSSIA’S GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR AND VICTORY By Lawal Sale

May 1, 2025
THINK TANK: SENATOR MOHAMMED ALI NDUME’S DELIBERATE DISTORTION OF DEVELOPMENT LOANS DATA: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
Opinion

THINK TANK: SENATOR MOHAMMED ALI NDUME’S DELIBERATE DISTORTION OF DEVELOPMENT LOANS DATA: SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

April 16, 2025
2027 : THE DISTURBING ETHNIC SING SONG FROM YOBE By Modu Zanna
Opinion

2027 : THE DISTURBING ETHNIC SING SONG FROM YOBE By Modu Zanna

April 15, 2025
Opinion

For The Yoruba Of Northern Nigeria By Lasisi Olagunju

April 14, 2025
CHINA/U.S : A TRADE WAR TO NOWHERE By Lawal Sale
Economy

CHINA/U.S : A TRADE WAR TO NOWHERE By Lawal Sale

April 8, 2025
Next Post

Steve Oliyide And His Error Of Thoughts On Dapo Abiodun - Iyiola Aina

Kogi Poly Elevates 8 Lecturers, Dismisses 4 For Sexual Harassment, Other Offences

Kogi Poly Elevates 8 Lecturers, Dismisses 4 For Sexual Harassment, Other Offences

Ganduje Donates N250mln To Kano Market Fire Victims

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us

Recommended

DAAR Communications Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi Jr. Pledges Support For Nationwide Development, Meets With Regional Development Minister

DAAR Communications Chairman, Raymond Dokpesi Jr. Pledges Support For Nationwide Development, Meets With Regional Development Minister

6 months ago
NISHA Says No Cause For Alarm As Cameroon Opens Lagdo Dam

NISHA Says No Cause For Alarm As Cameroon Opens Lagdo Dam

8 months ago
Faleke Opts Out Of Kogi Governorship Race

Kogi 2023 : Picking APC Governorship Candidate From Kogi West Is Right, Just Thing To Do – Faleke

2 years ago

Breaking ! Maigari Of Lokoja Dies At 80

3 years ago

Instagram

    Please install/update and activate JNews Instagram plugin.

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

Topics

Abiodun Abuja APC arrest Atiku Bandits Bello Benue Buhari CBN Court Dangote death drugs Economy EFCC Election elections FG Fraud gunmen Hajj INEC Kano kidnap Kill Kogi Kwara Lagos NDLEA Niger Nigeria Ododo Ogun Oyo PDP Police Power rescue road Security Senate students Tinubu US
No Result
View All Result

Highlights

President Tinubu Appoints MDs, Chairmen For Regional Development Commissions

Hajj 2025 : NAHCON Commences Airlifting Of 40,671 Pilgrims To Mecca

NASCON Records100% Growth In Dividend Payout, Attributes Higher Profitability To Massive Expansion Drive

President Tinubu In Anambra, Promises To Tackle Erosion, Reactivate Gas Plan, Integrate State Into National Rail Systems

Robert Prevost Is The New Pope

New Pope Is Chosen As White Smoke Popped Up From Sistine Chapel

Trending

Kogi Police Command Organises Conference On Operational Capacity, Mental Health, Financial wellness For Officers
News

Kogi Police Command Organises Conference On Operational Capacity, Mental Health, Financial wellness For Officers

by Vital News
May 9, 2025
0

The Kogi State Police Command has organised a one - day strategic conference for its senior officers,...

Police Arraign Ekiti Woman For Reneging On Marriage Promise After Collecting N607,500 From Suitor

Kogi Judicial Service Commission Sends Judge On Compulsory Retirement For Corruption, Suspend Magistrate For Two Years

May 9, 2025
Tertiary Institutions, Banks Conniving To  Underdisburse NELFUND Loans To Students – Report

TMV Hails NELFUND’s Disbursement Of N53bln, Says Nigerian Students Have Cause To Celebrate

May 9, 2025
Tinubu, Dangote Refinery And Mele Kyari’s Sack

President Tinubu Appoints MDs, Chairmen For Regional Development Commissions

May 9, 2025
Hajj 2025 : CBN Approves Cash-based BTA For Pilgrims To Ease Travel Demands

Hajj 2025 : NAHCON Commences Airlifting Of 40,671 Pilgrims To Mecca

May 9, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Vital News

Vital News is an online newspaper with a mission to uphold professional journalism by reporting and publishing only facts and figures-based news reports across Nigeria and beyond.

Recent News

  • Kogi Police Command Organises Conference On Operational Capacity, Mental Health, Financial wellness For Officers May 9, 2025
  • Kogi Judicial Service Commission Sends Judge On Compulsory Retirement For Corruption, Suspend Magistrate For Two Years May 9, 2025
  • TMV Hails NELFUND’s Disbursement Of N53bln, Says Nigerian Students Have Cause To Celebrate May 9, 2025

Categories

  • Agriculture/ Water/ Mineral
  • Aviation
  • Business
  • Crime
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Football
  • Foreign
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Judiciary
  • Labour
  • National
  • News
  • Oil & Gas
  • Opinion
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • Power
  • Religion
  • Security
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Uncategorized

© 2022 Vital News - . All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Frontpage
  • Business
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • National
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • More
    • Crime
    • Judiciary
    • Security

© 2022 Vital News - Vital News by Vital News.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In