The Ogun State chapter of the Accord Party has denied endorsing Governor Dapo Abiodun as its governorship candidate. Chairman Tajudeen Olayokun clarified on Saturday that the party’s adopted candidate for the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly elections is the Peoples Democratic Party’s Ladi Adebutu. Abiodun, the incumbent governor, is seeking re‑election under the All Progressives Congress.
Olayokun noted that Adebisi Adewale, who led a faction that announced the adoption of Abiodun, was expelled from the party in 2022. “The party decided to throw its weight behind a reliable candidate with competence, character and goodwill in the interest of the people of the state,” he said. “Our members should disregard anything contrary. We have nothing to do with the APC. We are happy that Adebutu, the PDP governorship candidate, is trusted and shares the same ideology with us.”
He emphasized that the Ogun State Accord Party remains cordial with Oladipupo Adebutu of the PDP regarding his candidacy for March 18, 2023, and urged supporters to ignore rumors of an alliance between the Accord Party and the APC. “We hereby distance ourselves from such lies,” Olayokun added.
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