SHOCKING: Ogun’s Governor Amosun says predecessor, Gbenga Daniel, from Delta State
The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Wednesday shocked citizens and residents of the state when he said his predecessor, Gbenga Daniel, is not an indigene of the State Premium Times Reports
Mr. Amosun made the shocking claim during his working tour of Odeda local government area where he also indicted himself as being one those who assisted Mr. Daniel to falsify records and claim indigeneship of Sagamu at the time he wanted to contest the governorship seat of Ogun state in 2003.
“They came to us then, we were the ones they ran to and we helped them to get where they are claiming today as their home,” Mr. Amosun said.
The governor was reacting to corruption allegations levelled against his administration by Mr. Daniel.
Mr. Daniel had accused the governor of selling off all the farmlands in the area to other states.
“When I came into power in 2003, the first place we visited was Odeda and we recognised that agriculture is the main stream here, we therefore established 13 farm settlements. Today, we are sorry that this present government has started selling our farmlands to other neighbouring States,” Mr. Daniel had said.
“He is busy constructing roads and bridges and Alabata road which we did when we came in 2003. When I was coming today, I tried to check the road, the road was very bad. I want to ask you people of Odeda, what has Amosun done for you here, he has been constructing bridges all over and nothing was done here for you, he neglected you,” Mr. Daniel had said.
In what seemed like taking his pound of flesh, Mr. Amosun on Wednesday described Mr. Daniel as “prodigal son” who sold off all the state’s properties under fake concession agreement.
He specifically mentioned Apoje farm settlement alleging that his predecessor sold it to a former Commissioner in Lagos State, Ademola Adeniji- Adele, at a ridiculous prize.
“When they came into power, the farmlands were over 60, when we came in, it remained only five. They are rogues, thieves and bastards, God will punish them all. Our forefathers will never forgive them and the generations coming will also curse them. They think we are like them, we are not, we are not a bastard from Isoko”.
“He (Gbenga Daniel) is envious of our achievements and successes recorded within the past few years. We need to let them know that we are not thieves like them and I make bold to say that OGD and his people are thieves. They will not be able to stand and campaign for vote here in Odeda by the time I start exposing them. They are treasury looters. If not for the type of the country we are, they ought to have covered their heads in shame rather than boasting around the town,” Mr. Amosun declared.
Mr. Amosun said contrary to claims by the former governor that he left $10 billion in the state’s coffers, only $1 million was left.
“They said they sold Ikenne plantation farm to a foreign company at the rate of 10 billion dollars. When we came in, we saw that they lied there and they later came out to say it was just 10 million dollars. We are bonafide sons of the soil and will never do things that will destroy the future of our children,” Mr. Amosun said.
“They are not happy because all the properties they stole, we have retrieved them back. The hotel, farms, money and others have been collected back. They said we don’t do anything here, when we came in, we planned to commence work on this road, but we were stopped because the Federal government had commenced work on it. Here it is now, nothing is being done here” he said.
