Ogun 2023: ‘No More War, Let’s Unite, Work For Adebutu As Governor,’ Segun Showunmi Tells Loyalists
ABEOKUTA – The internal crisis threatening the chances of the PDP governorship candidate in Ogun state, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu may have been finally laid to rest, following the public reconciliation with his antagonist, Otunba Segun Showunmi.
Showunmi who was also one of the PDP governorship aspirants had prior to the conduct of the primaries urged the court to remove the present executives of the party alleging that they had shown preference for Adebutu after they were caught on tape saying that they were the one who bought the governorship nomination form for the former lawmaker.
The PDP chieftain had considered this behavior of the party executives who also conducted the party primaries as inappropriate wondering how they could be fair to other aspirants if they had claimed to have allegedly bought the governorship nomination form for Adebutu.
The foremost politician had always said that he was waiting patiently for the Supreme Court to give judgement on this matter and had always assured his supporters of the eventual victory.
However, all of this was laid to rest on Thursday when Hon Oladipupo Adebutu called in during the live radio interview programme and urged Showunmi to let the past be in the past and support him in his quest to wrestle the governorship seat from the incumbent, Gov Dapo Abiodun during March 18 governorship elections.
Adebutu said that as much as he believes that Showunmi might truly have reasons to be aggrieved, he should please for the greater good of the people of the state currently bearing the brunt of bad governance of the APC led administration team up with him to be the next governor of the state.
But on Friday, Hon. Adebutu paid a visit to Hon. Showunmi’s residence at Ibara GRA as promised on the radio with his loyalists.
At a well-elaborated welcome party, Otunba Showunmi urged his supporters to sheathe their swords and work for the success of Hon. Adebutu at the March 18 Governorship election.
Showunmi who was ecstatic, pleaded with his teeming for bury their hatchet and go back to their polling unit to canvass for Hon. Adebutu.
“My people, no more war. I am pleading with you to go back home and work for PDP. The first election was tribalistic, it was vote for Yoruba agenda. This coming election is for what concerns you and I. This coming elections is for Hon. Ladi Adebutu. He is friendly and accommodating. Do whatever you can do to ensure PDP emerges, there’s no crisis again.”
Reacting, Hon. Ladi Adebutu said the journey to secure the party ticket as the Governorship candidate has been tough, explaining the party just received the 8th Supreme Court Judgment which now paved the way for him to contest the elections.
He raised alarm that moles within the party have been working against the party to favour the opposition.
The governorship candidate disclosed that number of his loyalists who recently joined forces with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have all along being a burden, adding that their exit is a big relief for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
Adebutu who expressed optimism of winning the governorship poll, disclosed that the alleged moles used resources of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to garner votes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the recently concluded Presidential election
“Some moles within the Peoples Democratic Party, who are pretenders used our resources to work for All Progressives Congress at the just concluded presidential elections. They are burden to us and we try to manage them, offer them financial support every month’, he said.
“Their exit is now a relief for us, and they cannot last more than 90 days, thank God we know them earlier enough and strike them out. PDP is now free. My mission to become the Governor is to repair the state”, Adebutu emphasized.
The former member of House of Representatives said those who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join All Progressives Congress (APC), are expired products, that will not last more than 90 days, stressing that their antecedents showed that it’s their habitual characters.
He thanked Otunba Segun Showunmi for creating room for reconciliation.
