All roads lead to OkeMosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State Governor’s Office currently being occupied by Governor Dapo Abiodun and All Progressives Congress-led government as influential politicians are now mounting pressure on the governor and party for possible appointments of their nominees into the state executive cabinet, mainly as commissioners, special advisers and into other political offices.
Former governor Gbenga Daniel; Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, former governorship candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Bayo Dayo, factional state chairman of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) came to the OkeMosan Abeokuta, Governor’s Office on Tuesday where meetings were held, which were based on subtle political manoeuvring and permutations on the candidates to be appointed into the state executive cabinet.
Recall that the runoff to the governorship election in Ogun State was rough, tough and full of political acrobatics as APC was broken into two factions – Ex-governor Segun Osoba’s faction and Ex-governor Ibikunle Amosun’s faction which later metamorphosed into Allied People’s Movement (APM) that paired Adekunle Akinlade against Governor Dapo Abiodun of APC.
The whole political scenario prompted some chieftains and members of almost all strong political parties in the state, namely, PDP, ADC and Social Democratic Party (SDP) to team up with then disjointed APC in the state to slug it out with ex-governor Ibikunle Amosun and his anointed governorship candidate and party, Adekunle Akinlade and APM, in the March 9th, 2019 governorship poll.
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It was however, gathered that the visits to Governor Dapo Abiodun’s office by some influential politicians on Tuesday were not unconnected with the soon-to-besent to the State House of Assembly, list of commissioners and other appointees, hence, those that teamed up with APC to defeat former Governor Amosun and his candidate now want appointment slots as a payback for their contributions then.
It was also gathered that Governor Dapo Abiodun is seriously considering option of nine commissioner slots to his mother party – APC, based on the nine federal constituencies domiciled in the state out of 20 commissioner slots.
Some slots are said to have been reserved for former Governors – Segun Osoba and Gbenga Daniel; to the governorship candidates of ADC, SDP and PDP; Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, Rotimi Paseda and Senator Buruji Kashamu, respectively.
This, Businessday learnt, will be given in addition to the commissioner slots already reserved for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s political group from Ogun East Senatorial District and to Senator Solomon Adeola in order to cater for the politicians attached to a strong chieftain of APC from Lagos and other APC group from Ogun West Senatorial District.
