Ogun Guber: Adebutu, Akinlade Lock Horns Over 2027 Ambition

The Deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the Ogun 2023 governorship election, Adekunle Akinlade, has said the party is not in support of Ladi Adebutu’s 2027 ambition.

Adebutu and Akinlade campaigned on a combined ticket in the March 18, 2023 election, but lost to the incumbent, APC’s Dapo Abiodun.

Although Adebutu has not made his intention to recontest known to the public, the two political leaders have been torn apart over the next election.

Speaking to newsmen after the congress, Akinlade popularly called Triple A said there was a parallel congress on Saturday, insisting that it is a conscious and deliberate line of action to stop Adebutu 2027 ambition.

Akinlade maintained that Adebutu who hails from the same Ikenne Local Government as Governor Dapo Abiodun should not recontest in 2027.

He said “ We are aware that Hon. Ladi Adebutu is deploying billions to influence his aspiration at all levels, but as stakeholders in Ogun PDP, myself, Hon. Sikirula Ogundele who emerged as the State chairman at today’s state congress, Otunba Jimi Lawal, Hon. Dimeji Fabiyi, including hundreds of our party leaders across the state have resolved to put Ogun state first.

“ There is no way the incumbent governor, H.E Prince Dapo Abiodun who is from Iperu in Ikene LG of Ogun State will be completing his 8yrs term in 2027 God willing, and a self-entitled Iperu man will want to be governor in 2027.

“ So what happened today is a conscious and deliberate line of action by all of us to say no to Hon. Ladi Adebutu’s 2027 ambition. He can run in 2031, 2035 or 2029!! Definitely not 2027.

“We had parallel Ward and LG congresses just weeks back and we sat in court at FHC Abeokuta on that. We had a very successful State Congress today, the 28th of September 2024.