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Had Ladi Adebutu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Ogun State, emerged as the winner, it would…

By Peter Moses, Lagos


Had Ladi Adebutu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Ogun State, emerged as the winner, it would have been a sad and devastating period for the state, his running-mate, Adekunle Akinlade, said on Saturday.

Adebutu and Akinlade ran on a joint ticket in the March 18, 2023 election, but lost to the incumbent, Governor Dapo Abiodun, who was candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Not satisfied with the result declared by the electoral body, the PDP candidate dragged Abiodun to the tribunal, but lost the legal battle up to the Supreme Court.

Daily Trust reports that shortly after the apex court laid the 2023 election’s legal battle to rest, Adebutu and his running-mate fell apart.

Speaking to newsmen in Abeokuta, Akinlade described Adebutu’s defeat in the controversial election as a “calamity averted” on the people of the state.

In his address tagged “Divine Power of Prayers That Averts Calamity,” Akinlade narrated how an imam had prayed for the PDP campaign team that God should not grant the opposition party a victory in 2023 if it would bring sorrow and backwardness to the state.

“We all said ‘Aameena'”, Akinlade, who was the candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) in 2019 governorship, said in the scathing address.

He said, “In hindsight, I say, Alhamdulillahi that Allah averted that calamity from befalling Ogun State. Had Ladi emerged as the winner, it would have been a sad and devastating time for us as a people.

“In His glory and majesty, Allah grants a woman the grace to conceive keeps her in good health all through the nine months, sets His face upon her to deliver the child, then takes the infant’s life a minute after.

“As mortals, we will cry with anguish and ask what sin did the child commit to deserve such? We forget that He that gives, takes for a purpose.”

Akinlade, popularly called Triple A, accused Adebutu, his colleague in the 8th Assembly of the House of Representatives, of lacking in mental capacity and temperament
to run the office of a governor.

“In fact, Ladi is a 2-year-old child in a 62 year-old man’s body. I guess this explains why he acts on impulse like a child without caring about the consequences of his actions. In his delusion of self-grandeur, he lies effortlessly, sheds tears at will and induces self-pity.

“Come to think of it, why does his almost 90-year-old father still give him weekly feeding allowance? At first, I thought that it was the old man’s way of expressing his affection, but as I observed them closely, it became clear that even the old man knows that his 62-year old man- child lacks the capacity and ability to manage a monthly or annual handout,” he alleged.

Akinlade told newsmen that Adebutu announced his intention to re-contest for governorship come 2027 the same day Supreme Court quashed his case against Abiodun.

He insisted that Adebutu, who hails from the same hometown with Abiodun in Iperu-Remo should not vie for the seat which his kinsman will be vacating in 2023 after eight years.

“I sincerely draw these conclusions on his state of mind, because no rational thinking adult at age 62 will contemplate to aspire for the same office that his kinsman and brother, H.E Prince Dapo Abiodun, who is from the same compound, town, ward, local government and senatorial district, serving his second term of 4 years in office which ends in 2027. A man that lacks character, lacks honour,” he said.

In a swift reaction, Adebutu’s Media Aide, Afolabi Orekoya, described Akinlade as a “petty and terrible ingrate.”

He likened the former PDP deputy governorship candidate to a “drowning man” who will clutch at a straw.

“We will not engage in his pettiness. But one thing I can assure you is, anything that he feels he can use to blackmail us, he should please go ahead. At the appropriate time, we will give him proper attention and respond.

“Akinlade is the most unfortunate thing that happened to PDP. And we were warned but we didn’t listen,” Orekoya said.

https://dailytrust.com/adebutus-emergence-as-ogun-gov-wouldve-been-a-calamity-running-mate/

It may seem as though these people have a flair for backstabbing.... You smile in front of them, and they will stab you in the back.


Consider what this ungrateful fellow is saying about the person who chose you to be his running mate.

A great fool is constantly ungrateful.

Useless political jobber.
When did you know it would be a calamity?

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“In fact, Ladi is a 2-year-old child in a 62 year-old man’s body. I guess this explains why he acts on impulse like a child without caring about the consequences of his actions. In his delusion of self-grandeur, he lies effortlessly, sheds tears at will and induces self-pity.

“Come to think of it, why does his almost 90-year-old father still give him weekly feeding allowance?

seunmsg:

Ah, Direct Mutairu! You've decided to drop your gimmick. My Director!!😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜

He may be right in his submissions and jabs at Adebutu.

But some things are better left to be said by a proxy.

You knew ,yet you decided and agreed to be his deputy.
Useless and irresponsible politician.
If had won, you would have been happy as part of the disastrous team.
Just tell us you want Eleyi to recognize you.

Adebutu's declaration for Governorship in 2027 is what pained this one - Emilokan Mentality.

Dude felt Adebutu should support him come 2027, but as Adebutu wan recontest, hence their fall out.

"If you bring people down so that you can rise up, you obviously do not know how to soar." –
Lamine Pearlheart,

Ogun people should be wary of a man who quickly says this about a man he wined and dined with barely 18 months ago!

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Kk

Just imagine

In politics : No permanent friends and no permanent enemies.

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Very stupid thing to say by an adult. I don't like either of them but you claimed your proposed principal is gonna be a calamity yet you agreed to deputize him
Old boys.

I don't think 10% of Nigerian politicians will make heaven

That's why Amosun abandoned you to picked Otegbeye also from Yewa because you lack courtesy

Nigerian politicians are too crude.

Hmn! This is amazingly crazy

PlayMaker14:
It may seem as though these people have a flair for backstabbing.... You smile in front of them, and they will stab you in the back.


Consider what this ungrateful fellow is saying about the person who chose you to be his running mate.

A great fool is constantly ungrateful.

See 👀how a fully grown up human being splitting poos online

See two mumu dem

That's a Yoruba man xter for u in real life...

PlayMaker14:
It may seem as though these people have a flair for backstabbing.... You smile in front of them, and they will stab you in the back.


Consider what this ungrateful fellow is saying about the person who chose you to be his running mate.

A great fool is constantly ungrateful.

AKARA TU S'EPO

dre11:
Had Ladi Adebutu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Ogun State, emerged as the winner, it would…




https://dailytrust.com/adebutus-emergence-as-ogun-gov-wouldve-been-a-calamity-running-mate/

Moles everywhere you go like MTN. He is thinking he can become APC's candidate forgetting Yayi.

Those who have functioning IQ would ask this question first:

Why did you agree to be his running mate when you knew he would be a disaster? Are you not the real enemy of Ogun state? Because of your political ambitions, you preferred to stay silent and give calamity a chance rather than rebuke it..............Political ashawo

Lols

The guyman waited for Supreme court’s verdict before shooting in shot. Anyway, I am sure neither of them nor the current werey governor deserve to govern the state.

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PlayMaker14:
It may seem as though these people have a flair for backstabbing.... You smile in front of them, and they will stab you in the back.


Consider what this ungrateful fellow is saying about the person who chose you to be his running mate.

A great fool is constantly ungrateful.

Politics is game of satisfying your Interest. He did not choose him, they running a joint ticket to win, because Akinlade (is Amosun allie) is a force bigger greater than Adebutu.

Where Akinlade is driving to is 2027 is Yewa turn, not Ijebu again. Ogun state is Politically divided into three but Yewa has been neglected since 1999. Though many stakeholders (including Tinubu) is looking in Yewa direction but not Akinlade. Tinubu has planted Yayi ahead of 2027

Lanre1st:
Politics is game of satisfying your Interest. He did not choose him, they running a joint ticket to win, because Akinlade (is Amosun allie) is a force bigger greater than Adebutu.

Where Akinlade is driving to is 2027 is Yewa turn, not Ijebu again. Ogun state is Politically divided into three but Yewa has been neglected since 1999. Though many stakeholders (including Tinubu) is looking in Yewa direction but not Akinlade. Tinubu has planted Yayi ahead of 2027

Poor people mentality

Enemies within are dangerous snakes. No human or animal can be worse than the current animal there Dapo Abiodun. This however does not negative the fact that Adebutu is a useless vagabond just like the cursed animal Dapo Abiodun

Old Fools