Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State cut a humble scene this morning as he presided over the State Executive Council meeting. As he walked into the meeting that started at around 9:10am, his usual boisterous nature was gone while he ordered that nothing political will be discussed at the meeting.
This many not be unconnected to the
reported moves in certain quarters for him to honourably resign or be
dishonourably impeached following the loss during Saturday governorship
election of his anointed candidate, Hon. Abdulkabir Adekunle Akinlade
(Triple A) of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Following the failure
of his gamble to support the candidate of another party against that of
his All Progressives Congress (APC), members of the party in the state
are said to be making plans to force him to resign or be impeached.
Sources
in the state say that the deputy governor, Yetunde Onanuga is being
primed to take over and would soon be brought into the plan, with the
state’s House of Assembly Speaker, Hon Suraj Ishola Adekunbi already
said to be considering instituting impeachment proceedings, starting
with the replacement of the Majority Leader, Hon Yinka Mafe who is well
known to be a staunch supporter of the governor.
Since, Mafe’s
defection to contest under APM, efforts by APC members, led by Deputy
Speaker, Hon Kunle Oluomo to replace him has continually been blocked by
the Speaker, but after seeing that the wind of power had shifted since
last Saturday’s election, he’s now allegedly willing to align himself
with the victors.
This may also not be unconnected to feelers
that President Muhammadu Buhari had heard of the heaps of curses and
insults directed at him by APM supporters at the Leme, Abeokuta
secretariat of the party on Sunday when it became apparent that APC had
won the elections. Many APM stalwarts were seen openly abusing and
cursing the President for not allowing them a free rein on Saturday to
implement their various election winning strategies.
These
allegedly do not sit well with the Presidency, still smacking from the
missiles thrown at President Buhari when he was in Abeokuta for campaign
by APM members. The soft landing the governor is seeking to get back in
the good books of his party after being suspended is now reportedly
being flushed down the toilet and plans to force his resignation may
just be the first of many upcoming battles for the outgoing governor.
Source:- Thepunditng
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