Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Sunday replied to attacks on him by the governorship candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2023 election, Ladi Adebutu, describing him as “Certified Indolent, Overfed Brat.”
Adebutu on Friday said he was ashamed that he hails from the same town with Abiodun, whose performance in the office he said showed a “diminished acumen.”
Both Adebutu and Abiodun hail from Iperu-Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state.
“Yesterday (Thursday), we were in Ogbomoso, the extent of the infrastructure development by the PDP government of Gov. Seyi Makinde is an example to the whole nation.
” If all the federating states play their role actively, there will be less emphasis on the centers and that is the way it should be. PDP is PDP.
“I was in Oyo state, PDP governor commissioned a State’s road of about 77km. It was not the surfacing or existing road, he actually went and do urban and rural development at the same time.
” He create roads on virgin lands, but my own brother from my own town in Iperu, he now put band sets on the road, that he was commissioning a resurface and expanded road of a few kilometers.
” Now, compare that person, that person of APC , compare to what happened yesterday in Oyo state, that is the difference between APC and PDP.
” We understand governance, we are transparent and we are able to do well despite the fact that the resources in Oyo state are relatively, comparatively small to what we have in Ogun State.
” I feel ashamed yesterday, I covered my eyes, because Dapo is in the same place that I am and he shows his diminished acumen,” Adebutu said shortly after he revalidated his PDP membership in Odogbolu Local Government Area of the state.
ABIODUN FIRES BACK
But Abiodun on Sunday fired back in a statement signed by his Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade.
He said: “It is rather laughable if not completely bizarre to learn that a suspect in the on going case of money laundering and electoral banditry in the 2023 gubernatorial election in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, could summon courage to speak on any issue whatsoever in the public space, not to talk of issues pertaining to governance.
“Adebutu’s recent gibberish in the media, where he queried the leadership capability of Governor Dapo Abiodun and his administration’s performance eloquently gives out the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate as a man with little mind and zero cognitive capacity.
“Obviously, no right thinking individual with a sound mind could just wake up on the wrong side of his bed and start discrediting what the global community is applauding from all fronts. While we understand the limitations of Oladipupo Adebutu as a certified indolent and overfed brat, we never realized his mannerless tendency had grown to this level of nuisance.
“For crying out loud, what does a man that could not manage an ordinary small-scale business know about the government that superintend the affairs of over six million people in a geographical location of over 16000 square kilometres.
“Adebutu antecedents are majorly rooted in the life of recklessness and uncontrollable verbal diarrhoea, with no single achievement except the free money of his octogenarian father.”
Akinmade also said Adebutu pretended to be blind to the developmental projects and policies of Governor Abiodun in all the sectors of the State’s economy, ignorantly thinking he could score cheap political points and sneak out of his present oblivion.
“Like he himself rightly observed, he should be ashamed of himself for coming from the same town with a personality like Prince Dapo Abiodun, who has showcased leadership acumen and rare sagacity for inclusive governance beyond expectations.
“We hereby advise Adebutu to concentrate on his criminal case in court and face it squarely, while it is necessary for him to go for rehabilitation after facing the full wrath of the law on his atrocities,” he said.
