Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria has advised
the former governor and a chieftain of the Social Democratic Party
(SDP), Chief Olusegun Osoba to play politics of facts in the build up
to next month’s general elections.
The governor spoke on the heels
of recent claim by his former leader, Olusegun Osoba that the All
Progressives Congress (APC) government in the State has been
marginalizing some sections in the State to the advantage of the Ogun
Central Senatorial District.
Osoba, while addressing traditional
rulers in Ago Iwoye in Ijebu North local government area of the State on
Tuesday accused the governor and the APC government of neglecting Ogun
East Senatorial District and focusing more on Abeokuta, the State
capital.
The two time governor of the State, Olusegun Osoba while
speaking at the inauguration of some projects initiated by Senator Sefiu
Adegbenga Kaka, the Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial
District,described Amosun as a sectional governor, who concentrated most
of his projects in Abeokuta and its environs to the detriment of other
towns in the State.
Amosun while reacting to the allegation during his campaign tour of
Odogbolu local government on Thursday, declared that he would not
engage in politics of sentiments and frivolities,but maintained that all
his projects had been witnessed across the length and breath of the
four sections in the State.The governor while addressing
Chiefs and Traditional heads from the local government area today stated
that, “I will only urge our leader, Chief Osoba to let us play politics
of facts. I have vowed not engage in politics of sentiments and
frivolities, but, that of facts.
“But, because that allegation has
been made, it is important to clear the air to our people. We should
not be playing such politics. To gain what?
“We have bridges in
Abeokuta, Ijebu Ode, Sagamu and Ota. Others are also coming up at Ijebu
Igbo and Ilaro. We have our model schools in all the sections. In fact,
that of Ogun East is more than other sections. Out of the six in Ogun
East, four is now ready. And we are saying, we have not done anything.
We have our roads every where also, across the four sections. So, where
is the discrimination Chief Osoba is talking about? Where is the
marginalization?,” Amosun asked.
The governor declared that
Abeokuta, as the capital got more projects, “because we are all members
of the State capital where we are going to have the headquarters of our
industries, we have to improve it. It cannot be the same, but, our
presence is also felt in other sections, which, Chief Osoba himself, had
once acknowledged.”.
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