Abiodun's candidacy for Ogun's re-election amid Amosun's assault and assembly crisis
• Accomplishments Incumbent position ahead of other competitors, says APC
With next year's general election just months away, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State may need more than the power of the incumbent to be re-elected for a second term.
Political permutations in the state suggest that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor are better positioned to retain power in the upcoming gubernatorial race, with Governor Abiodun instead expected to reap the benefits of factors similar ones that brought him to power in 2019. But some internal factors within the ruling party may not make the governor's run for a second term easily feasible. Currently, the main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has no candidates listed on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) website for the 2023 gubernatorial election in Ogun. And interactions with the electorate in the state indicate that the people may have no alternative but to remain loyal to the APC, especially if the PDP is unable to resolve its crisis soon enough. It will be recalled that a Federal High Court sitting in Ogun State canceled all the PDP primaries, including that of the post of governor, and ordered a resumption. Oladipo Adebutu, initially declared the winner of the party's gubernatorial primary, was later dropped from the list following the complaint filed by some of the gubernatorial hopefuls, Jimi Lawal and Segun Showunmi, and others contesting the conduct of Ogun's PDP primaries. But while the internal struggle of the PDP may help Abiodun's re-election, especially in the face of other weak political platforms, the former state governor and lawmaker representing Ogun Central on the platform of APC Senator Ibikunle Amosun is again sponsoring another candidate on another platform to scuttle the governor's re-election bid. A semblance of what Amosun did in 2018/2019 when he undermined Abiodun is playing out again in the ruling party. Amosun, who happened to be the incumbent governor of the APC during the preparations for the 2019 gubernatorial election, sponsored Adekunle Akinlade of Ogun West on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), to contest the governorship against Abiodun.It took the support of people like APC presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former national chairman of the party Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Ogun State Segun Osoba, l national organ of the party and a host of other gladiators for Abiodun to win the 2019 gubernatorial primary as well as the main election. This time around, Amosun is again using his structure to back Biyi Otegbeye as the gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 Ogun gubernatorial election. that he strongly supported APC presidential candidate Tinubu in the presidential election, he settled for Otegbeye after falling out with Akinlade, whom he used to contest against Abiodun in 2019 .
Ogun West's Akinlade is now Adebutu's running mate after defecting to the PDP. Unfortunately, Adebutu/Akinlade is not listed by INEC as candidates for the 2023 contest. 'APC. Some members of Ogun APC fear that the ongoing court case over alleged fraud between Assembly Speaker Olakunle Oluomo and his former deputy Oluwadamilare Kadiri could threaten the incumbent's re-election. But Ogun APC spokesman Tunde Oladunjoye dismissed Otegbeye and the Assembly's questions as inconsequential to Abiodun's ambition for the second term.Why Abiodun's re-election could go smoothly One of the games that tipped the pendulum in Abiodun's favor in 2019, and which seems to be playing out now, is that the main party platform of opposition is "severely" weakened due to infighting both nationally and in the three southwestern states where gubernatorial elections will be held next year. In the run-up to the 2019 gubernatorial election in Ogun State, the late Senator Buruji Kashamu who represented Ogun East in the Upper House did everything possible using court proceedings to arrest Adebutu, which had the support of the party's National Working Committee (NWC). Adebutu, who was then the most popular PDP gubernatorial aspirant, was barred from emerging as the party's candidate. What Lawal and Showunmi and others are doing now is similar to what happened in the PDP rather than to Abiodun's advantage.
Again, Governor Abiodun can also take advantage of Akinlade's defection to the PDP, leaving the senatorial district of Ogun West open to the advantage of the incumbent governor, especially now that he (Akinlade) and his principal Adebutu do not feature. on the INEC list of candidates. Amosun's offer...
• Accomplishments Incumbent position ahead of other competitors, says APC
With next year's general election just months away, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State may need more than the power of the incumbent to be re-elected for a second term.
Political permutations in the state suggest that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor are better positioned to retain power in the upcoming gubernatorial race, with Governor Abiodun instead expected to reap the benefits of factors similar ones that brought him to power in 2019. But some internal factors within the ruling party may not make the governor's run for a second term easily feasible. Currently, the main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has no candidates listed on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) website for the 2023 gubernatorial election in Ogun. And interactions with the electorate in the state indicate that the people may have no alternative but to remain loyal to the APC, especially if the PDP is unable to resolve its crisis soon enough. It will be recalled that a Federal High Court sitting in Ogun State canceled all the PDP primaries, including that of the post of governor, and ordered a resumption. Oladipo Adebutu, initially declared the winner of the party's gubernatorial primary, was later dropped from the list following the complaint filed by some of the gubernatorial hopefuls, Jimi Lawal and Segun Showunmi, and others contesting the conduct of Ogun's PDP primaries. But while the internal struggle of the PDP may help Abiodun's re-election, especially in the face of other weak political platforms, the former state governor and lawmaker representing Ogun Central on the platform of APC Senator Ibikunle Amosun is again sponsoring another candidate on another platform to scuttle the governor's re-election bid. A semblance of what Amosun did in 2018/2019 when he undermined Abiodun is playing out again in the ruling party. Amosun, who happened to be the incumbent governor of the APC during the preparations for the 2019 gubernatorial election, sponsored Adekunle Akinlade of Ogun West on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), to contest the governorship against Abiodun.It took the support of people like APC presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former national chairman of the party Adams Oshiomhole, former governor of Ogun State Segun Osoba, l national organ of the party and a host of other gladiators for Abiodun to win the 2019 gubernatorial primary as well as the main election. This time around, Amosun is again using his structure to back Biyi Otegbeye as the gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2023 Ogun gubernatorial election. that he strongly supported APC presidential candidate Tinubu in the presidential election, he settled for Otegbeye after falling out with Akinlade, whom he used to contest against Abiodun in 2019 .
Ogun West's Akinlade is now Adebutu's running mate after defecting to the PDP. Unfortunately, Adebutu/Akinlade is not listed by INEC as candidates for the 2023 contest. 'APC. Some members of Ogun APC fear that the ongoing court case over alleged fraud between Assembly Speaker Olakunle Oluomo and his former deputy Oluwadamilare Kadiri could threaten the incumbent's re-election. But Ogun APC spokesman Tunde Oladunjoye dismissed Otegbeye and the Assembly's questions as inconsequential to Abiodun's ambition for the second term.Why Abiodun's re-election could go smoothly One of the games that tipped the pendulum in Abiodun's favor in 2019, and which seems to be playing out now, is that the main party platform of opposition is "severely" weakened due to infighting both nationally and in the three southwestern states where gubernatorial elections will be held next year. In the run-up to the 2019 gubernatorial election in Ogun State, the late Senator Buruji Kashamu who represented Ogun East in the Upper House did everything possible using court proceedings to arrest Adebutu, which had the support of the party's National Working Committee (NWC). Adebutu, who was then the most popular PDP gubernatorial aspirant, was barred from emerging as the party's candidate. What Lawal and Showunmi and others are doing now is similar to what happened in the PDP rather than to Abiodun's advantage.
Again, Governor Abiodun can also take advantage of Akinlade's defection to the PDP, leaving the senatorial district of Ogun West open to the advantage of the incumbent governor, especially now that he (Akinlade) and his principal Adebutu do not feature. on the INEC list of candidates. Amosun's offer...What's Your Reaction?
