{"id":4275,"date":"2025-03-12T07:42:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=4275"},"modified":"2025-03-12T07:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T07:42:05","slug":"4275-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citywatch.ng\/?p=4275","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;It would have been a disaster for us in Ogun State if Ladi Adebutu had emerged as the Governor&#8217; &#8211; Akinlade<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Had Ladi Adebutu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in Ogun State, emerged as the winner, it would have been a sad and devastating period for the state, his running-mate, Adekunle Akinlade, said on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Adebutu and Akinlade ran on a joint ticket in the March 18, 2023 election, but lost to the incumbent, Governor Dapo Abiodun, who was candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<div id=\"pw_21639_instream_1\" 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height=\"150\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/video><iframe id=\"powerRelatedIframe_pw_21639_instream_1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Not satisfied with the result declared by the electoral body, the PDP candidate dragged Abiodun to the tribunal, but lost the legal battle up to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Daily Trust reports that shortly after the apex court laid the 2023 election\u2019s legal battle to rest, Adebutu and his running-mate fell apart.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailytrust.com\/why-ododo-was-spotted-with-11-pdp-govs-commissioner\/\">Why Ododo was spotted with 11 PDP Govs &amp;#8211; Commissioner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dailytrust.com\/down-in-line-of-service-this-senior-police-officer-needs-your-help-to-continue-serving-nigeria\/\">DOWN IN LINE OF SERVICE: This Senior Police Officer Needs Your Help To Continue Serving Nigeria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking to newsmen in Abeokuta, Akinlade described Adebutu\u2019s defeat in the controversial election as a \u201ccalamity averted\u201d on the people of the state.<\/p>\n<p>In his address tagged \u201cDivine Power of Prayers That Averts Calamity,\u201d Akinlade narrated how an imam had prayed for the PDP campaign team that God should not grant the opposition party a victory in 2023 if it would bring sorrow and backwardness to the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all said \u2018Aameena&#8217;\u201d, Akinlade, who was the candidate of the Allied People\u2019s Movement (APM) in 2019 governorship, said in the scathing address.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cIn hindsight, I say, Alhamdulillahi that Allah averted that calamity from befalling Ogun State. 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