Dapo Abiodun Speaks on Delay in Formation of His Cabinet

Ogun governor, Dapo Abiodun has taken responsibility for the late appointment of commissioners.

The governor who further stated that appointees will be made to sign a performance bond also warned that serving as a commissioner in his government will not be a jamboree. This he said is to ensure that a set target within a stipulated period is met, failing which he or she will be kicked out.

While dispelling the rumour that he was bitter about the emergence of Architect Lekan Adegbite, the candidate of his immediate predecessor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, as the ministerial nominee from the state, Abiodun said that whoever emerged as the ministerial nominee would not diminish his plans to deliver quality service to the people of the state.

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He also stated that those who are used to the lousy style of some governors to prepare their minds for a huge disappointment if they expect him to adopt same, because it had never been his style to be loud, much less make a show of any action he has to take.

“If I am not making a noise, it is because it is never in my nature to do so. I will rather do what I want to do without necessarily making a noise about it,” he said.

Speaking on the build-up to the 2019 elections, he said came under pressure from many concerned people who felt that he had yielded the media space completely to his rivals.  According to him, when the pressure became intense, he decided to honour an invitation extended to him by a popular television station to appear for an interview, but it turned out to be one of the most embarrassing moments of his life.

“I had never been so embarrassed. I only stopped short of asking the interviewer, ‘Did someone pay you to do this to me?’ There and then, I decided that we would do the rest of our campaign quietly. And as God would have it, we came out victorious.”

He, however, said that his position should not be construed to mean that he considers talking to the media as noisemaking, but as partners in progress.

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“If I had not been talking to the media or granting media interviews before now, it is probably because I was media shy,” he said,.

He, therefore, vowed to change now that he is in the saddle as the governor of Ogun State, because he will have to continuously reach out to the people that elected him as their governor.

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