The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday extended an olive branch to the Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, urging him to consider their immediate past relationship as friends to support his ambition.
Abiodun, who described Amosun as his “ friend,’’ made the plea in Abeokuta after the party’s stakeholders meeting. “I want to appreciate the incumbent governor who is a friend of mine. We may have differences but that does not remove the fact that we are both members of one party and that is APC. He (Amosun) is a very good governor by far, he has done very well in the state,’’ Abiodun said.
It is the first time Abiodun, who defeated Amosun’s preferred candidate, Hon. Kunle Akinlade, at the APC gubernatorial primary, will speak directly about the frosty relationship between him and the incumbent, who speculations persist may field his protege as candiadte in another party.
Abiodun assured that he would build on what the governor has done if elected in 2019. “We are promising the people of Ogun State good governance; we are going to focus on improving the lives of our civil servants. We will come up with programmes that will encourage developments that are good for them.
“Coming from the oil and gas background I understand how to generate power. We are going to encourage good power supply and by so doing, we will attract foreign and local industries,’’ he said.
He appealed to party members to forget about their individual differences and join him to work toward the party’s victory in the forth coming election.
