Former Ogun State Governor Otunba Gbenga Daniel has addressed the motivations behind establishing The Compass newspaper, refuting claims that it was intended to oppose Senator Bola Tinubu. In a recent interview with a national newspaper, Daniel discussed these misconceptions and highlighted the extensive developmental work undertaken during his tenure, much of which he felt was underreported.

Reflecting on the media environment during his governance, Daniel stated, “I took over from a newspaper mogul, Chief Olusegun Osoba, and I was not expected to get good press. The sympathy was really not with me; it was with my predecessor. People thought I would crash within a few weeks.”

Facing persistent negative press, Daniel felt compelled to create a media outlet to accurately document and publicize his administration’s achievements. He emphasized that the establishment of The Compass was a strategic move to counteract biased media coverage rather than a tool for political vendetta. “We needed to have a platform to also record what we were doing. We did a lot of work that people still do not know,” he explained...


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Daniel's relevancy in the state is just only in Ogun East his constituency, not just only him, all the past governors.

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