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Allegations Against Me Are Baseless – Adebutu

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The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu has said that the allegations that led to his detention were completely baseless and aimed at silencing him as a voice of the opposition.
Adebutu spoke in a statement after his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday.
The PDP leader was detained in Abeokuta on Monday, after addressing the press on the outcome of the last Saturday governorship election in the state.
Adebutu had criticised the election process, saying that the exercise was not free, fair and credible.
He also accused the Governor of the state, Dapo Abiodun of using security agents and thugs to intimate voters and some leaders of the PDP during the election.
But was reportedly detained, after being accused of bringing ‘illegal’ mobile police officers to the State on the day of the election.
However, Adebutu maintained that his criticism of the election as not being free and fair is a fundamental right to free speech and thought.
He stressed that his advocacy for financial autonomy for local governments and free and fair elections is not a partisan position, but rather a nationalistic one.