A governorship aspirant on the platform of People's Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 general elections in Ogun State, Otunba Segun Showunmi has called on President Bola Tinubu to 'call Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State to order' over series of attacks on perceived opposition, by people suspected to be political thugs.
Showunmi, made the call while reacting to alleged demolition/vandalization of DATKEM Plaza, located at Folagbade Street, Ijebu Ode in the early hours of Sunday,
said residents of Ogun State were better off during the administration of the former President Muhammad Buhari.
Showunmi, a former spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, in an open letter he wrote to President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, said Ogun State seems to feel safer under President Buhari, a Daura man and unsafe under Tinubu, a Yoruba man.
He said the action of Governor Abiodun is unbecoming.
In the open letter, Showunmi said, "the body language of President Tinubu seems to be in support of actions Prince Dapo Abiodun has taken in Ogun State.
He wrote, "If no one will tell you, I will. Your body language is making us feel very unsafe in Ogun State. "
"What type of gangsterism do we call this? President Bola Tinubu you are enabling Gov Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, we keep reporting him but what we see is that the more we report him, the more you pamper him with access to you. It was funny how he made the trip to India coming on the hills of the allegation of a chairman of local government around interference with local government funds.
"Will Ogun now feel safer under President Buhari, a Daura man and unsafe under a Yoruba man. If no one will tell you, I will. Your body language is making us feel very unsafe in Ogun State.
"Dapo Abiodun got his thugs to attack me in the premises of a court, and then he shamefully removed Wale Adedayo based on a serious allegation of diversion of local government funds, now a sitting Senator has to deal with this?
"President Bola Tinubu is this the type of thing you stand for, or am I dreaming?
"The likes of Dapo Abiodun who are profiting from a democratic struggle that took so many lives, cannot be allowed to rubbish what is ideal behaviour and conduct in democracy.
"Mr. President in our Yoruba language 'Dundu Dapo Abiodun nlata Ju'. (Dapo Abiodun’s actions are getting extremely overbearing).
"The powers and privileges of a governor cannot and should not be so total that a president will be unable to save the people.
Reacting, a senior aide to Governor Dapo Abiodun who pleads for anonymity said, it's unfortunate that Segun Showunmi is supporting illegality.
"Though I am not a spokesperson for Mr President, If Showunmi is reacting to what happened in Ijebu Ode today, then it's very unfortunate that he will be supporting illegality.
"It's not Prince Dapo Abiodun that did the demolition nor was he that ordered its demolition, the Ministry of Urban and Physical Planning has been on this for so many years. Do we then sit down and allow what happened in Ikorodu and other areas like that to happen in Ogun State before action is taken?
"The law is no respecter of anybody, the lives of every resident of this State are very precious to the government, so the action by the Ministry is to forestall any calamity.
"So we are unperturbed with what Showunmi is saying or writing. What is paramount is for the government to serve its people it diligence and utmost sincerity.
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