Amosun Denies Any Link With Attack on Senator Obadara
Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has denied vehemently his alleged involvement in the disruption of a meeting organised by the senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Gbenga Obadara, at Wasimi in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state.
Amosun, according to a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Olusola Balogun, condemned all acts of violence against any citizen of Ogun.
He, however, regretted the attempt to link him or any member of his government to such dastardly acts in order to score political points.
“The news of the alleged attack was shocking to me. All the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as chairmen of our local councils were in Lagos to celebrate Baba Bisi Akande. It is even more curious that some chieftains of our party would choose a time to honour our revered leader for another meeting. The motive is certainly questionable,” the governor said.
Amosun added that the party leader in the state, Chief Olusegun Osoba, was at the event with him and wondered what the intention of the National Assembly members that conveyed the said political meeting was.
“The alleged thuggery has all the trappings of a stage-managed event, with the aim of attempting to take over the machinery of our great party through subterfuge. But we will not be taken in by such blackmail,” Amosun declared.
Senator Amosun maintained that the unity of Ogun APC remained inviolable and everything within the ambit of the law would be done to consolidate the gains of the past and take Ogun State to enviable heights.
He commiserated with the innocent victims of the violence, including the journalists and called on the police to bring the perpetrators to book and sustain the atmosphere of peace in the state.
Gbenga Obadara, the senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District has come out accusing Governor Amosun of planning to kill him. He said the attack on him and his constituents was masterminded by the Governor. Thugs believed to be loyal to Governor Amosun stormed the constituency meeting organised by Senator Obadara in Wasinmi, Ewekoro Local Government on Thursday. No fewer than nine people were shot while several other people sustained varying degrees of injuries. Obadara’s police orderly was also shot while shielding his boss.
