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Former Ogun State governor and leader of the Action Congress of
Nigeria (ACN), Olusegun Osoba yesterday said the governor, Gbenga Daniel was
not in reckoning of the party in the state.

Mr Osoba who spoke with journalists at his Abeokuta residence
against the backdrop of the sweeping victory of his party at the polls, the
state chapter of the party has nothing and will not have anything to do with Mr
Daniel as regards political alliance as being speculated.

He said: “We don’t need any alliance of any kind with anybody or
group. We don’t want to pollute our reputation with fetish people.

If anybody thinks that I will sit down with the out-going
governor, he is wasting his time. The speculation was that he went to Lagos
which I doubt, but Lagos is not Ogun State I will continue to respect the
office of the Governor where I have been twice , where we are going to be by
May 29, but his person should be separated from the office.”

He, however added that if the governor after the election makes
any move to him he is available. “Until we conclude all the elections, no
interest or talk with anybody. I have nothing against his party; he has the
right under the constitution to form any party of his.”

Lauds security
arrangement

The former governor lauded the security arrangement during the
poll and commended security agencies for standing against all odds by some
unscrupulous politicians who wanted to rig the elections. “I want to commend
the entire police force in Ogun State for the brilliant performance that they
put up. The police and other security agencies, particularly the Brigade
Commander whose men responded instantly to many of the distress calls that were
made to them particularly in flash points where they attempted to disrupt
elections and snatch ballot boxes.”