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Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, yesterday recalled how he
was disgraced in Abeokuta where he was booed by the Peoples Democratic Party
{PDP} supporters, blaming former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the brain
behind the incident. This was just as he {Daniel} admitted that he had not
performed 100 percent in government in his last eight years of reign. “We have
not scored 100 percent in the last eight years. I’m not sure anybody that goes
into public service can score 100 percent, but I’m happy that we have turned
around Ogun State positively,” Mr. Daniel stated at a press conference he
addressed in his office in Abeokuta.

The embattled governor declared that Mr. Obasanjo cannot exempt
himself from the plot at the Goodluck Jonathan campaign event, stressing that
the former President was actively involved. “He is aware of those who booed me.
He is part of the organisers of those who boo me.” “At the rally, their paid
agents were booing me, I had to watch them have their way. The Baba [referring
to Mr. Obasanjo} we went to beg took the microphone, acting as if he was
chiding them,” the governor recalled.

Speaking further at the press conference jointly moderated by
some media executives – Reuben Abati, Femi Adesina and Biodun Oduwole – the
governor while responding to reporters’ questions said he would personally handover
to whoever wins the governorship election, contrary to speculations that he
would run away from the state before May 39, 2011 when his tenure expires. “Let
me tell you, I will personally handover to whoever wins the election as the
next governor, ‘Cowards die many times before their death’, he said, stressing
that he is not a coward and sees no reason why he should not handover to the
next government.

Return to business

On what will be his next line of action after leaving office,
more so that he would not be contesting, Daniel said he would return to his
private business, pointing out that ‘I have life before office and my family
needs me, I will go back to my business, I have money waiting for me”.
Justifying the defection of his party supporters to Peoples Party of Nigeria
{PPN}, Mr.Daniel said they felt cheated by the power within Peoples Democratic
Party {PDP}, hence, the resolved to leave enmasse. “Some of them have sold
their property, to contest for the primaries and won and for you to now say you
are snatching the tickets from them after the victories is nothing but
injustice,” he declared.

Also defending his action of sacking some of his political appointees,
Daniel explained that, they were sacked following their truancy at work,
recalling that a warning had earlier been given to them to attend a crucial
meeting, which they were so audacious not to attend. He argued that, an
employer has the right to terminate the appointment of any employee who refuses
to be responsible.