I Am Never Intimidate By SDP- Amosun

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state has declared that he is not intimidated by the campaign of the Social Democratic Party.

Ibikun Amosun

Amosun stated this during his re-election campaign rally at Ijebu North local government council on Thursday. The governor called on the people not to be deceived by the antics of the opposition, adding that the only thing needed to fight them is their votes.

While answering questions directed to him about the crowd that besieged the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship flag off party rally, held at Ake Palace ground the previous day, Amosun said he was not intimidated.


“What happened on Wednesday, I pray that it will never happen to me in my political career. I was going to Ayetoro and I saw buses, they were all inside the buses and the people on the street were shouting thief at them and throwing water on them.

“I had to personally come down and stop them. The people around said they even brought thugs to attack them, but I stopped them and told them that what we will use to fight them is our vote. The people did not know I was around. They (the SDP supporters) were not happy about it just like what happened at the PDP campaign rally.

“It is not an hiding thing, you people can go to their areas and confirm it. The market men and women at Itoku market came out massively with brooms and water to sweep away their legs. From Odo Oyo down to Enugada, similar things happened and that will tell you that our people know what they are doing and what is good for them.

“No matter what they may be saying, Ogun people are not fools, they are intelligent people and they have decided where they are going. We have one month to go, we shall see,” Amosun said.
On the possible outcome of the election, with both SDP and PDP candidates coming from Ogun West Senatorial District, the governor expressed optimism about his chances.

“I have every cause to thank God, we have done it before and with God on our side and the support of the good people of this state, we will repeat the same feat. In 2007, if you look at the margin between me and my very good brother, General Olurin, it was not too much. Some said the election was rigged but I won excellently in the previous election. I am generally accepted by people in the state,” the governor explained.

Amosun, however, promised the good people of Ago Iwoye that the popular Igan road will be fixed, adding that, “we are going to work on other places yet to be fixed, there is no way we can finish the job within three and half years. They have been coming around now to deceive you, they said we didn’t do anything for you, ask them why they have failed to do it when they were there for eight years, so don’t listen to them,” Amosun urged.

It will be recalled that the resuscitated Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ogun State has reportedly dumped the former speaker of the House of Rep­resentatives, Dimeji Bankole as its candidate for the state’s February 28 governorship election.

The party reportedly revealed that it was targeting 500,000 out of the over one million votes of the eligible voters in the state in the incoming governorship election.