Tinubu, Daniel clash over Amosun’s performance

BY  DAUD OLATUNJI

Former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju  Bola Ahmed  Tinubu and the immediate past governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, weekend, disagreed over the level of performance by the Ibikunle Amosun-led administration in Ogun State.

Gov Ibikunle Amosun

Tinubu, who fired the first salvo at  the installation of the interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Bisi Akande as Baba-Oba of Imoru-Ijebu by Oba Munirudeen Adeposi Bashorun claimed that Ogun State in the past was on the wrong side of politics.

Tinubu said: “Once upon a time, Ogun State was on the wrongful corner of politics, in the opposition,  but as we continue to develop  and demolish various illegal structures  across the country, so is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, destroying democratic structures.

“Ijebu-Ode is already a giant construction site with the dualisation of roads going on and the overhead bridge. Thank you, Governor Amosun for your dedication and commitment to duty which made the transformation possible.”

Reacting to Tinubu’s claims, Daniel  said whatever achievement Tinubu was laying claim to  for his eight years in office in Lagos with  huge resources available could not be compared to his achievement  with small resources available to Ogun State.

Daniel, who spoke through his media aide, Steve  Oliyide,  said:  “Asiwaju Bola Tinubu does not have the moral standing to give a fair assessment on the political and economic administration  under Otunba Gbenga Daniel, especially if you look at his own achievement in Lagos and succeeding Amosun in Ogun State which Tinubu is the sole progenitor.

“Tinubu’s achievements in eight years in terms of cost and values and huge money in Lagos cannot be compared to OGD’s achievements. Tinubu served himself rather than the people of Lagos State.”

Meanwhile, Tinubu has  said that the party  would not relent in its struggle to rescue Nigeria from “the cruel and rudderless” administration of  the PDP-controlled Federal Government.

He said  the struggle to rescue Nigeria had been on for a long time since he was alone in the struggle, expressing delight that  no fewer than 16 progressive governors had  joined  hands with him in the crusade for a better Nigeria.

Commending APC government in the Southwest and other party of the country, Tinubu expressed delight at what he described as massive infrastructural development in Ogun State which he described as second to none in the history of the state.