ABEOKUTA– Chief Olusegun Osoba, the former Governor of Ogun State has cleared the air over the N140million he disbursbed on the eve of the 2003 general elections, saying that it was meant for the party agents across the state.
Osoba stated this when he gave audience to members of the editorial board of Penpushing Media at his private residence in Ibara GRA, Abeokuta.
Narating the incident, the former Governor pointed out that the clarification became necessary following insinuations from some quarters that, the money was meant to buy votes.
“The N140 million was meant for party agents’ fee and not for buying votes as some may insinuate. There was no buying of votes during that time. The money was purely for payment of party agents”, he stressed
He however confirmed that he was rigged out of office, but added that he has since put behind him the controversial election, just as he called on journalists to join in the fight against fake news.
The former governor also pointed out that many bloggers contributed to the spread of fake news, hence, the need for professionals to rise up to the challenges of addressing the menace before it caused further havoc for the profession.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman Editorial Board of Penpushing media, Funke Fadugba said the visit by the team was to rejoice with Osoba for a successful knee operation, and wished him adequate recovery
“As our father and leader in the profession, we thought it necessary to visit you, and rejoice with you after successful knee operations. We pray that God will perfect the healing. We are always proud of you as mentor to many of us, and pray that God will spare your life to do more”, Fadugba stated
She therefore reference Osoba as a comforter and shoulder that many people hold on, while praying for his longetivity, calling on him to further use his wealth of experience in getting a true leader for the country in the next political dispensation.
