Loyalists of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun have decided to join forces with Governor Dapo Abiodun’s faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State. This is a big deal because Abiodun and Amosun used to be good friends but had been fighting each other politically for about five years.
According to reliable sources, the Amosun loyalists are currently at the Presidential Lodge in Ibara Housing Estate, Abeokuta, for a meeting with the governor. They were led into the meeting by Derin Adebiyi, a former chairman of Ogun State APC. Adebiyi’s tenure was dissolved in 2019 by the APC National Working Committee led by Adams Oshiomhole for allegedly going against the party’s interests.
It is important to note that Amosun has given his approval for his loyalists to form an alliance with Abiodun. This alliance will help them rejoin the APC after leaving the party to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) during the 2023 governorship election.
During the election, Amosun did not support Abiodun and instead sponsored Tunji Otegbeye to run against him on the ADC platform. Otegbeye came in third place with 94,000 votes. This led to speculation that Amosun used Otegbeye as a spoiler to prevent Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from winning second place in the election.