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Governor Dapo Abiodun, who was illegally declared winner of the March 18 Ogun governorship election, has resorted to begging his opponent Ladi Adebutu to concede defeat and withdraw his petition from the tribunal.
To plead his cause, Mr Abiodun dispatched the Akarigbo of Remo, Babatunde Ajayi, and other traditional chiefs from the state to London to meet with Kesington Adebutu, Ladi’s father, hoping to broker a peace accord that will end in the termination of the legal battle, multiple sources familiar with the matter told Peoples Gazette.
The Akarigbo was joined on the trip by Asiwaju Solomon Onafowokan, chairman of Coleman Cable; Otunba Tunji Lawal-Solarin, chairman of Remo Growth and Development Foundation; Adewale Osiberu, Elepe of Epe; and Timothy Adesanya, Ewusi of Makun, The Gazette learnt.
The traditional rulers specifically stated that they were sent on the trip by Mr Abiodun, who lamented to them that he had lost concentration and unable to get a grip on the state because of the lingering judicial battle against his reelection.
“We have had a discussion with our governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and we were able to gather from him that the relationship between him and our Balogun is not as cordial as it used to be,” the traditional chiefs said in a prepared statement during the London visit. “All these have made our rising to the exigencies of this restiveness a compelling necessity.”
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