{"id":63468,"date":"2022-08-06T19:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-06T18:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=63468"},"modified":"2022-08-06T19:44:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T18:44:44","slug":"amosun-is-delusional-he-cant-distract-me-says-abiodun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/amosun-is-delusional-he-cant-distract-me-says-abiodun\/","title":{"rendered":"Amosun Is Delusional, He Can&#8217;t Distract Me, Says Abiodun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-63473 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Amosun-and-Osoba-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Amosun-and-Osoba-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Amosun-and-Osoba-110x83.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Amosun-and-Osoba-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Amosun-and-Osoba-573x430.jpg 573w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Amosun-and-Osoba.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has reiterated, for the umpteenth time, that he will not be distracted by any person who has a problem with himself, saying that Ogun State is not anybody&#8217;s fiefdom.<\/p>\n<p>Abiodun made this known during an interview with newsmen shortly after the grand finale of the 50th anniversary of the Abeokuta Club, insisting that he would not join issues with anyone that wants to play God.<\/p>\n<p>Though he did not mention any name, the governor&#8217;s statement was apparently in response to the statement of his predecessor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, who had at the same venue, the previous day, alleged his own party, the APC, of rigging the 2019 election in favour of the incumbent.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39261 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abiodun-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dapo Abiodun\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abiodun-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abiodun-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abiodun-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abiodun-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abiodun-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Abiodun.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Emphasising that Ogun state belongs to all and not the inheritance of anyone&#8217;s father, the governor promised to be more focused than before and will not be distracted by Amosun&#8217;s shenanigans.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will not be distracted by any person or person&#8217;s who have a problem with self delusion, I will not be distracted by any person who do not appreciate that Ogun State is not anybody&#8217;s father&#8217;s inheritance, we are all stakeholders in this Commonwealth called Ogun state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am not going to join issues with anyone that wants to play God, I will leave them to God, God can deal with whoever is challenging his authority and wants to play God. All I can say is that what we stand for in Ogun State is an administration that is committed to providing purposeful leadership and purposeful infrastructural development across the length and breadth of the state,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The state helmsman who also noted that his administration would continue to be against the campaign of discord that will disrupt the peace and continuous development of the state, added that his administration remain committed to the development of all sectors of the state economy.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Abiodun expressed shock, that he still couldn&#8217;t believe that a former governor and an incumbent in 2019 would say he was rigged out during the election.<\/p>\n<p>He queried: &#8220;How can we that are on the outside take on an incumbent and then be accused of rigging out an incumbent in the same party?<br \/>\n&#8220;Anyone can explain their failure whichever way they like, anyone can also begin to pant and threaten that they will do whatever&#8221;, Abiodun said he is not perturbed.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Abiodun who also noted that his administration would as a matter of urgency prioritise the development of the President Muhammadu Buhari Estate, added that, a minimum of two hundred and fifty structures would be built in the estate soon.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The President Muhammadu Buhari Estate is one of the projects I inherited from my predecessor, that edifice in another maybe month or two, you will see that buildings will begin to be visible in that estate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do not have a doubt that before the end of the year, their will be a minimum of about two hundred and fifty medium upper beautiful befitting structures&#8221;, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor who noted that his administration would continue to give Abeokuta,the state capital all the attention it deserves, said that the Ijaiye-Oke-Jigbo-Ake road, Saje-Mokola road as well as the Onikolobo-Adigbe road are some of the roads slated for attention by his administration.<\/p>\n<p>Abiodun also informed members of the Abeokuta Club that all the roads embarked upon by his administration since it came on board were done after due consultation with traditional rulers and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in his welcome address,the President of the Abeokuta Club; Engr. Tokunbo Odebunmi while noting that the club is not just a social club, but a cultural movement that analyses the past with a view to protect the future, said that members of the club would continue to embrace oneness and love in Egbaland.<\/p>\n<p>The club&#8217;s president while calling on the new inductees to cooperate with government at all levels to make the country a better place, also charged them to be law abiding.<\/p>\n<p>Odebunmi noted that the people of Egbaland are ready to continue to support the present administration in the state.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Aremu Gbadebo while appreciating Governor Dapo Abiodun for the housing projects in the state capital as well as the Panseke-Adigbe, Elite roads, amongst others, affirmed that Governor Abiodun is a man of his words.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has reiterated, for the umpteenth time, that he will not be distracted by any person who has a problem with himself, saying that Ogun State is not anybody&#8217;s fiefdom.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16195,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,624],"tags":[6159,6521],"coauthors":[2391],"class_list":["post-63468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news","category-politics","tag-dapo-abiodun","tag-ibikunle-amosun"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.9 - 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