Viral Video: Gov. Abiodun's Govt Full Of Tragic Characters, Says Ladi Adebutu

ABEOKUTA - A frontline governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu has condemned Governor Dapo Abiodun's administration for surrounding itself with officials lacking adequate education, experience and exposure on how to run government.

Adebutu while reacting to a statement credited to Governor Abiodun's Special Adviser on Political Matters, Hon. Biyi Adeleye said it would be unwise to dignify a confessed kidnapper like Hon. Adeleye is a rabid and insensible attempt to defend the duplicity and profiteering of the Dapo Abiodun-led administration in Ogun State.

Hon. Biyi Adeleye had called Hon. Adebutu a sick and unfit to run for the office of Ogun State governor in 2023.

But Hon. Ladi Adebutu in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Wednesday by his Media Director, Ladi Adebutu Campaign Organization, Afolabi Orekoya, said from the meaningless reaction of Adeleye on Hon. Adebutu's well-thought-out criticism of the APC government's financial assessment, was an indication of tragic characters in the government.

The former federal lawmaker maintained that it was sad in this present age, the state government could not devise more viable options that are cost-effective to provide power for street lights than to using generating sets to power 42km Road.

Adebutu added that, the admission of the governor's aide justifies his earlier statement of calling the governor a spendthrift and deliberate attempt to embezzle public funds.

He, however, called on Governor Abiodun to seek help if he lacks knowledge on renewable energy and technologies, which according to him, his company is ready to assist.

"Adeleye, a self-confessed kidnapper, in a rabid and insensible attempt to defend the duplicity and profiteering of the Governor Dapo Abiodun-led Administration in the state, threw caution to the wind and verbally attacked Hon. Adebutu, who has consistently demanded public accountability from the "one-chance government" that he serves.

"We are not surprised though that this is what we get at all times when there are critical issues bordering on bad governance and maladministration of the present APC government because one cannot expect less from a crop of unprepared people who, by mere accident, found themselves in the corridors of power. Those who lack adequate education, experience and exposure on how government is run cannot positively take advantage of the opportunity they have. Little wonder they could not present original certificates, an issue for another day.

"It is also very unfortunate that Mr Governor does not have any credible character that can defend the atrocities and failures of his government. Initially, it was the “tragic character” that came forward to justify the Administration's barefaced fraud and now Adebiyi Adeleye, a confessed kidnapper who personally confessed to the crime in a viral video recently published by Sahara Reporters.

"From the meaningless reaction of Adeleye to Hon. Adebutu's well thought-out criticism of the government's penny wise, pound foolish actions, it is clear that the Governor's aide was only trying to curry the favour of his boss even as he admitted the foolhardiness in using generating sets to power a 42km road. 

"It is so sad that in this present age and time, the state government could not see more viable options that are better and cost-effective to provide power for street lights than the resort to generating sets? Is this act not truly that of “Apa” and a deliberate attempt to embezzle public funds?"

He continued: "With Adebiyi’s shameless justification, so who supplies the diesel for the generating sets and what is the budget for the purchase of diesel in a month? If truly (which is doubtful) it is part of the plan to later move the power source to IPP, what becomes of the 20 Mikano generating sets? Would they have been shared as part of severance packages amongst Mr Governor's men or subjected to arranged vandalism? Also, what is the planned alternative source of power if, in the near future, the IPP failed?

"If this government lacks knowledge on how to get things done with renewable energy and new technologies, they should seek help and stop wasting state's resources and our collective patrimony; a good example to learn from is the farm and multi-billion naira processing plant owned by Hon. (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu in Iperu sitting on a radius of 12.3km land mass with thousands of street lights and other industrial lights well powered with renewable energy and modern technologies.

"There are various industries on that corridor that the government could have also approached for power with mutual agreements and understanding. But for the opportunity to steal, they went for generating sets."