The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress in Ogun State, Adeyemi Harrison, has said the party is not in alliance with any other party in the state for the March 11 governorship election.
This followed a report in a national daily (not The PUNCH) that the party was planning to merge with the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
The report sighted by our correspondent said the PDP in the state had formed an alliance with nine other political parties purportedly against Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress, towards the next Saturday’s elections.
Listed among the AAC were Accord Party, Action Alliance, Action Democratic Party, the All Peoples Party, Allied People’s Movement, Because Of Our Tomorrow Party, Young Progressive Party and the New Nigeria People’s Party.
However, Adeyemi, who spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Saturday, described the report as false.
He explained that if a party wanted to merge with another party, it would be the decision from the state chairman, the governorship candidate and the national leader.
He said, “Our party has been taking steps to take the PDP to court for that fallacy that the party perpetrated to the public. It was lie, we are not in any merger with any party in Ogun State. We have no reason to form alliance with them, we have majority in this state.
“The AAC is going to win, it is going to be a new political party that will rule, that will reign in Ogun, and I’m going to be the governor, there’s no reason why I would affiliate or join my people with them.
“We have majority supporters, thousands of church leaders that are here today are endorsing for the upcoming governorship election.
“That’s the signal to tell the public that I’m competent and fit to become the governor because I know the problem of my people . It’s what they want that I will give them, not what I want. They’re the ones that will vote me into power. A leader should present himself as a servant to the electorate.
“I promise people to give them free education at the at the university level. I promise local government autonomy, I promise to restructure the agricultural sector and the health sector, all necessary things shall be put in place.”
Gunning for governorship position in the state among others is Ladi Adebutu of the PDP and Governor Dapo Abiodun who is seeking a reelection into the office.
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