Group slams Adebutu-Akinlade deal on Ogun resources, says PDP plans to loot

By Adeleye Kunle

A group, Ogun Integrity Vanguard, has denounced the deal struck between the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Hon Oladipupo Adebutu and his deputy, Abdul Kabir Akinlade, on the 2023 governorship election in the state, saying that their proposed sharing of Ogun State resources among cronies betrayed a corrupt mindset.

In a statement issued by its secretary, Comrade Abdulkadir Adelaja on Friday, the group warned the Ogun electorate to beware of politicians whose interest in seeking elective office is not the development of the state but the cornering of resources.

The group’s reaction came as the deal between Adebutu and Akinlade, a loyalist of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun, came to light on Friday, amidst widespread condemnation on social media.

The seven-page document titled ‘Alliance Agreement between Hon. Oladipupo Olatunde Adebutu and Hon. Adekunle AbdulKabir Akinlade in respect of the 2023 Election Into the Offices of Governor, Deputy Governor, Related Elective Positions and Appointment in Ogun State” states that the deputy governorship slot of the party, Ogun West senatorial ticket and two State House of Assembly tickets in Ogun Central, would be conceded to the Amosun group.

Ogun Integrity Vanguard, however, wondered why a political party that claims to be on a rescue mission in Ogun State would be busy sharing appointive positions instead of unfolding a blueprint that demonstrably outclasses the Building Our Future Agenda of the incumbent Dapo Abiodun administration.