Abiodun Mocks Adebutu After Supreme Court Victory, Challenges Opposition to 2027 Political Battle

Following the Supreme Court judgment that upheld the second-term election of Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, he has mocked the appellant, Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Advising him to prepare for another political battle against the ruling party in 2027.

Abiodun spoke with the journalist in Iperu, his hometown, shortly after his arrival from Abuja following the Supreme Court’s verdict on Friday.

Adebutu, along with his party, had brought Abiodun before the election petition tribunal due to their dissatisfaction with the results of the governorship election on March 18, 2023.

Governor Abiodun emerged as the winner of the poll with a total of 276,298 votes, while Adebutu secured 262,383 votes, placing second and trailing the winner by 13,915 votes.

However, in a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court dismissed Adebutu and the PDP’s request for a rerun in the 99 polling units where elections were canceled.

Mocking the opposition, the governor stated that the PDP won’t secure a rerun now but in 2027, after he has completed his second term in office

“We hope our opponent who has been making a lot of noise about a rerun can prepare for a rerun in 2027.

“We will now focus on sustaining our legacies, the foundation of which we laid since we assumed office in 2019.

“In the coming weeks, you will see some of the goodies that we will be unveiling for the good people of Ogun State; we remain the fastest growing economy in Nigeria, the most improved economy in Nigeria, we will continue to build on these victories.

“All attempts to distract us have failed, it has been an emotional seesaw, psychological seesaw, emotional distraction, of course physical distraction as well,” he said

Abiodun expressed gratitude to leaders of his party, especially President Bola Tinubu, acknowledging that without his support, he wouldn’t be standing here celebrating the election victory

Kanyi Daily recalls that the Supreme Court had upheld the victory of Dapo Abiodun as the governor of Ogun State.