Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 elections, Oladipupo Adebutu, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) won all seats in Saturday’s local government elections. There was a collision.
Naija News reports that the APC won all 20 local government chairmanships and 236 councilor positions in the municipal elections held in Ogun City.
Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, Babatunde Osibodu, announced the results on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters in Abeokuta.
Osibodu said 19 political parties participated in the election, including the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labor Party.
However, Lekan Adeniran, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, said in a statement on Sunday that Mr. Adebutu had gathered some police officers to meet with the newly elected Deputy Chairman of Ikenne Local Government, Mr. Mohammed Efwuape. , accused him of reportedly firing at another voter, simply identified as Viola. Ipel during voting on Saturday.
Adeniran said that while the vice president narrowly escaped death, Viola was unlucky and was currently receiving treatment at a hospital after her leg was shattered by the gunfire fired by the police.
He said, “Adebutu illegally abducted over 40 police officers from MOPOL 49 in Lagos and PDP thugs rode horseback to the Okada house and attacked the ballot boxes while brandishing guns and other weapons inside Ikikenne Local Government. attempted to steal the election process.
In response, Mr. Adebutu’s media aide, Mr. Afolabi Orekoya, in a statement on Sunday said the state government’s claims are lies from the depths of hell, adding that the local government’s intimidation and oppression of the people of Ogun East during the insurrection was He said it was an attempt to cover up. election.
Mr. Orekoya accused Governor Abiodun and his security agents of inciting assault and violence in eastern Ogun.
Describing Saturday’s incident, Orekoya said, “Mr. Adebutu’s son was attacked by a group of thugs in a very close neighborhood to Mr. Adebutu’s house while he was on his way to his house, not to the polling station.
“The thugs started shooting as usual, but they shot and killed one of the police officers who were accompanying Hong Johnson. Mr. Adebutu is still in the vicinity of his home, and he is not at the polling station that the government claims The officer who was shot was quickly rescued and taken to the hospital.
“The thugs, their paymasters, and the governor’s security personnel all joined forces to attack Prime Minister Hong Johnson.The Adebutu home was ordered by the Inspector General, who was given a false explanation of the incident. He claimed that.
“About 40 minutes later, more than 100 armed police in armored tanks and trucks attacked Hon de Adamu and arrested him at Adebutu’s house. , police were unable to issue an arrest warrant. They left his house about an hour after taking him hostage.
