Osoba playing politics of frivolities, says Amosun

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has urged former Governor Olusegun Osoba to stop playing politics of sentiments and frivolities.
To him, any attempt by Osoba, a leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), to turn the people against him will fail because Ogun indigenes know the work he has done in all the three senatorial districts since he became governor in 2011.
Amosun spoke on Thursday while addressing traditional chiefs in Odogbolu local government area.
The governor denied Osoba’s allegation that his administration had marginalised other sections of the state but concentrated development projects in Abeokuta and its environs.
He said: “I will only urge our leader, Chief Osoba, to let us play politics of facts. I have vowed not to engage in politics of sentiments and frivolities but that of facts.
“But because that allegation has been made, it is important to clear the air to our people. We should not be playing such politics. To gain what?
“We have bridges in Abeokuta, Ijebu, Sagamu, Ota. Others are also coming up at Ijebu-Igbo and Ilaro. We have our model schools in all the sections. In fact, that of Ogun East is more than other sections. Out of the six in Ogun East, four is now ready. And they are saying we have not done anything.
“We have our roads everywhere also across the four sections. So, where is the discrimination Chief Osoba is talking about? Where is the marginalisation?‎
“Abeokuta is the headquarters of our industries; so we have to improve it. It cannot be the same. But our presence is also felt in other sections which Chief Osoba himself had once acknowledged,” he added.