Group vows to work against Abiodun’s re-election, pledges over 200,000 votes for Adebutu
A group, Aggrieved Councillorship Aspirants Forum (ACAF) in Ogun State has vowed to work against governor Dapo Abiodun’s re-election, even as it pledged to deliver 251,200 votes for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Oladipupo Adebutu.
The ACAF is a group of aggrieved councillorship aspirants in the 2021 Local Council elections in the state under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement on Saturday, Hon. Ayo Mayami, the forum’s convener, noted that the group is no longer in support of the All Progressives Congress APC in the State, adding that its members are now committed to ensuring total victory for Adebutu in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
His words “You’ll recall that Ogun State Governor, His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun, appealed to all aspirants who lost in the 2021 APC primary elections held across the 20 local governments of the state and promised the aggrieved aspirants that they would be duly compensated for their show of sportsmanship but which he failed to renege.
The forum had earlier promised Prince Dapo Abiodun over 200,000 votes before defecting to PDP to support LADO.
Mayami said the APC’s three tiers of leadership in the state failed to listen to the yearnings and demands of ACAF after all efforts made to express their perturbations.
He stressed ” Members of ACAF are targeting to meet their respective followers and prospective electorates across the 236 Wards of the 20 Local Governments who possess permanent voters cards PVC to convince them to cast their votes for LADO in the ” Mission to rescue the good people of Ogun State”.
“ACAF members will reinvigorate their networks and influence within their various constituencies to galvanise votesl⁰lp
You should have said you and your co supporters, never you said all councillorship aspirant , we are not in support of this your drama as your plans were to extort money from adebutu , mind you we are solidly behind DA till 2027, on DA mandate we believe and we shall be victorious comes 2023