My tweet wasn’t in response to Tinubu – Gov Abiodun
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun said his social media post on not being an emperor was not a response to National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Abiodun had posted on all his social media pages Friday morning, “I am not an emperor by any chance and this is not my family inheritance.
“I am holding this position in trust for all the people of this state and I have vowed to be fair, just and equitable and this is the solemn agreement I made between the Almighty God and myself.
#BuildingOurFutureTogether #ISEYA #OgunState #DapoAbiodun.”
Many believed his post was in response to Tinubu who was in Ogun State to meet with delegates on Thursday.
But the governor in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Abdulwaheed Odusile, said it was an extract to re-emphasise his May 29 message to the people of the state.
“The attention of the Ogun State Government has been drawn to comments purportedly made by Governor Dapo Abiodun in reaction to statements made by the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during his recent visit to party delegates in the state.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the tweet released this morning was an extract to re emphasize the comments of Governor Abiodun to party faithful and appointees on May 29 during the celebration of his third year in office, which also coincided with his 62nd birthday.
“The comments could, therefore, not have been a response to comments by Asiwaju Tinubu whose visits to Abeokuta came five days later.
“While Governor Abiodun appreciates the media, including online platforms, as partners in progress with Government, he enjoins media practitioners to always report the truth at all times and refrain from giving vent to fake news, distortions and misinterpretations,” the statement read.
