Ogun Govt to Senator Daniel: Address Suspension with Your Ward, We Can’t Endorse Substandard Projects
The Ogun State Government has responded to allegations by Senator Gbenga Daniel, representing Ogun East, stating that his recent suspension is a party affair and that his constituency road projects were halted due to quality concerns, not political spite.
In a statement released on Monday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, the government clarified its position on the two major issues raised by the former governor.
Regarding the stopped road projects, the government asserted that contractors working on Senator Daniel’s constituency initiatives were instructed to provide approved Federal Ministry of Works specifications and drawings. This was to enable proper monitoring by the Ogun State Ministry of Works.
“Those contractors who complied have since been given the go-ahead to continue with the road projects,” Akinmade stated, adding that a state engineer has been assigned to supervise for compliance. The government emphasized its constitutional duty to ensure projects meet required standards.
On the senator’s suspension from the All Progressives Congress (APC), the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun distanced itself, describing it as purely an internal party matter.
“It was not the Ogun State Government that suspended Senator Gbenga Daniel; it was the party, APC in his ward, and the suspension was then ratified by the State Working Committee,” Akinmade explained.
He advised the senator to direct his efforts towards resolving the matter with the party, which he said offered Daniel an opportunity to defend himself—an opportunity allegedly shunned.
The statement challenged Daniel’s claim of persecution, questioning why he alone among federal lawmakers in the state would face project stoppages if due process was followed. It contrasted the current administration’s “peace and stability” with what it described as the “crisis-ridden tenure” of Daniel as governor.
The government concluded that it had “better things to do than to be constantly responding to Daniel’s tantrums,” urging him to engage with the party structure regarding his suspension.
