Ogun – The Dapo Abiodun Campaign Organisation (DACO) has rejected
a statement issued by the “SIA Media Office”, making a feeble denial that “Sen. Ibikunle
Amosun is not involved directly
or indirectly, in any campaign against Governor Abiodun or
any person for that matter.”
DACA said on Wednesday in a statement in Abeokuta that the “terse and watery press statement” was an unsuccessful attempt to mislead and divert the attention of the discerning public away from the political machinations and shenanigans of the “SIA Media Office”.
“Senator Ibikunle Amosun, by the denial, is simply hiding behind a finger,” DACO said.
It cited a publication dated April 19, 2022 and published by some social media platforms, where the loser in the 2019 gubernatorial polls in Ogun State, Hon. Abiodun Akinlade, owned-up to the fictitious, baseless, misleading and hate-filled petition written against Governor Dapo Abiodun to the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), written by an unknown petitioner, claiming to be a “leader” in our party.”
The group claimed that Hon. Akinlade actually named Senator Amosun as the sponsor/director of the petition.
“Akinlade stated and we quote: “I need to come and tell my people that if what we are looking at (petition) goes through and there is opportunity, I will come out to mobilise my people and I will run.
“But if the petition is jettisoned by the party and the party decides otherwise, we will stand with the party.
“That is the directive of our leader, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.”
According to DACA, since then,the statements and outputs from the “SIA Media Office” are nothing but storylines packed with political chicanery.
“Not unexpectedly, and true to well known character, as we saw
in the buildup to the 2019 general elections, Senator Amosun and his people became more desperate when notable members in their now fractured camp started deserting in droves.
“This set of serial petitioners became very desperate and peeved after Senator Lekan Mustapha, Amosun’s former Commissioner for Health, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, and several others from Amosun’s camp visited Governor Abiodun few weeks ago in Abeokuta to pledge their loyalty to Mr Governor and his second term aspiration.
“A man should be able to stand by his actions. In the words of Maya Angelou: “Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”
“The “SIA Media Office” should tell the story of its cowardly denial to the marines,” the statement said.
