Ogun APC chieftain denies spending $80,000 on LG candidates imposition
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Akintunde Armstrong has debunked reports that he was imposing councilorship candidates for Iperu Ward three and five in the Ikenne Local Government Area of the state.
Armstrong has also denied ever saying that he would buy the two wards over with a staggering sum of $80,000 to ensure his two loyalists pick the councilorship tickets for the two Wards.
He said that all of these are best described as “the ranting of rudderless opposition to tarnish my image, misinform the public and score cheap political points”.
The Iperu Remo-born politician disclosed this on Friday in a statement by his media assistant, Oluseun Joshua, while reacting to a report alleging him of boasting to use cash and influence to impose his two loyalists, Olaleye Babatunde and Osularu Muyiwa as the councilorship candidates for the party in the November 16 local government elections in the state.
It was also alleged Armstrong boasted that even the governor, Dapo Abiodun who is from one of these wards cannot stop him from going ahead with the alleged imposition.
The property merchant has however put a lie to all these allegations, describing them as baseless, unfounded and idle talk of the opposition and should therefore be ignored by the members of the public.
Armstrong said “I am totally shocked and surprised with these unfounded and outright falsehoods being peddled about by some opposition elements.
“How could someone in his right senses with this harsh economy be boasting about spending a whopping sum of $80,000 which can’t be less than N120m to impose councilorship candidates? It is just sheer absurdity and lies from the pit of hell.
“They equally said I boasted that even the governor cannot stop me, is that not the height of foolishness? His Excellency, Gov Dapo Abiodun is my leader and mentor, he is the leader of the party and it is wherever he goes that I will also go too. So, no truth in all of their hogwash and attempts to disparage me before the governor.”
He said that the video his opposition was circulating was talking about the fund the Dapo Abiodun Continuity Agenda has earmarked to further support and empower the party members just as the political group had been doing all over the state since its establishment in 2019.
The property merchant has therefore pledged his loyalty to the Governor and the party and reiterated his promise to support the party not only in producing the right candidates but to also help the ruling party to achieve a landslide victory in the forthcoming November 16 local government elections.
