‘Gov Abiodun never admitted to being convicted of crime’
Ogun State government has denied stories that Governor Dapo Abiodun admitted to being convicted of a crime in the United States of America.
The state government in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Waheed Odusile described the reports as “fallacious”.
“This particular story was purportedly from a letter written by Afe Babalola & Co, to the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a response to a petition written by a political mercenary.
“Nowhere in the letter written by Afe Babalola & Co. was there any admission by Prince Dapo Abiodun to have admitted to committing any crime.
“The letter written by the governor’s lawyers was twisted and presented to suit a particular purpose best known to those that authored/sponsored it.
“It should, however, be noted that their obvious game plan is to discredit the governor and get through the backdoor, what they could not get through the ballot.
“Prince Dapo Abiodun is unperturbed by this machination. Just like they failed in 2019, they will also fail this time around.
“For the avoidance of doubt, let it be noted that Prince Dapo Abiodun did not admit ever being convicted of any crime.
“While we enjoined journalists to comply strictly to the ethics of their profession, we shall however not hesitate to take appropriate legal step against the purveyors of this blatant falsehood,” the statement read.
