Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has said that he was under pressure to defect from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to another party as a result of the crisis over the party’s governorship primaries in his state.
He said, however, that nothing could make him leave the party which he described as a house he joined in building.
Amosun’s position was made known in a statement issued by the Ogun State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Dayo Adeneye.
The statement reads: “It is true that enormous pressure was brought to bear on Governor Amosun to move to another party, because of the glaring injustice meted out to some party members at the recent primaries, but the governor maintained his stand that he would not decamp, especially on account of President Muhammadu Buhari, whose judgment and sense of justice, as the leader of the party, he cherishes and values immensely.
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“For those who know Amosun over the years, his struggles are usually not about his own person but equity, justice and fairness for all, especially the downtrodden masses. President Buhari represents this spirit and Amosun will stand by him and with him in any party at all times and at all costs.”
The statement was in reaction to reports that Amosun was ready to defect to Accord Party, having lost in the bid to have his favourite among the governorship aspirants to emerge the party’s candidate.
Abiodun Akinlade is Amosun’s choice, but the National Working Committee, NWC, approved of Dapo Abiodun as governorship candidate for Ogun State.
The development brought about a rift between Amosun and the leadership of the APC.
