The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun has dissociated himself from the ‘N20,000 Dapo Abiodun Campaign Funds’ promo, which has gone viral on social media.
The promo asked members of the public to cast their votes for the governor for an opportunity to earn the sum of N20,000.
This was revealed in a statement signed and made available by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kunle Somorin.
The state government and the Governor denied the knowledge of the promo.
The state government described it as an attempt to cause reputational damage to the Governor ahead of the March 11, 2023 governorship election.
The state government referred to the promo as initiative of the enemies of the state governor, as they were aware of their imminent defeat in the forthcoming governorship election.
The chief press secretary also said the state governor would not be a party to vote buying and inducement.
“I want our people to disregard the ‘Vote Dapo Abiodun claim N20,000 promo’ being circulated on some social media platforms, such never emanated from Gov. Abiodun or his campaign organization.
“I will never be involved, whether directly or indirectly, in vote buying. Such a promo is a calculated attempt to put me in a bad light and swindle people ahead of the poll on Saturday, by those who are afraid of our records. It is clearly the handiwork of my political adversaries and 419ers.
“I am not an apostle of vote buying or any other inducement to get votes, that is the more reason I have dedicated myself to espousing good governance and making Ogun State the best in terms of socioeconomic development in the country.
“I want to, therefore, urge our people to troop out next Saturday to vote for me and all the APC candidates,” the statement quoted Governor Abiodun.
