Senator Amosun carpets ex-party leader Adams Oshiomole over careless, unverified public statements

Senator Ibikunle Amosun, a former governor of Ogun State, has carpeted the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, over allegations that he used more than N2.4 billion in Ogun, Kwara, and Taraba states to win in the 2019 general election.

Oshiomhole stated at the unveiling of a book by former APC National Vice Chairman, North West, Salihu Lukman that the party lost the Taraba State governorship race despite investing N800 million in the election in 2019. He added that a heavy amount of money was spent to compete against some political bigwigs in the concerned states.

In response to Oshiomhole’s allegations, Amosun noted that the former APC Chairman and Edo governor has an “antecedent and penchant for careless and most times, baseless and unverified public statements”.

He accused the ex-party leader of taking a subtle jibe against former president Muhammadu Buhari, saying “subtle attempt to pass snide remarks at him (Buhari) failed the simple test of loyalty because the former president also moved from his own party to merge with other like-minds to form the APC.”

Amosun, in a statement, said, “Indeed, listening to him yesterday, his utterances represent some inherent inadequacy, which he vented, not just at inauspicious times, but without basis and predicated only on lies to hoodwink the unsuspecting.

“It is not in doubt that I have participated fully in the formation and sustenance of our party, the APC, and I can boldly say that the party under Adams Oshiomhole conducted one of the worst primaries in the history of Nigeria’s contemporary politics and ended up shopping for his own enemies, leading to his eventual removal as Chairman of our party.

“Nigerians should not be in a hurry to forget the allegations that preceded the conduct of those primaries and his eventual invitation by the Department of State Service, DSS, to clarify certain grave allegations.

“If anyone was in doubt that Senator Oshiomhole posed the biggest and most destructive threat to the existence of the APC at that time, and the party’s best bet was to dispose of a canon folder that he was and unfortunately still is, his utterances and grandstanding yesterday at an occasion to find solutions to our democratic and party challenges, would have cleared such mindset.”

“If he wanted to insult our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, he could have come out boldly to do so. But his subtle attempt to pass snide remarks at him failed the simple test of loyalty because the former president also moved from his own party to merge with other like-minds to form the APC.

“Also, if he is seeking favour from the presidency, why not come out and do so? But to tell barefaced lies that, “You are working for your paymaster in Lagos, paymaster in Bourdillon,” is cheap but typical of an individual, who suddenly found himself where he never dreamt of, despite his obvious limitations – education and exposure.”