Akintunde Armstrong, a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, has vehemently denied reports that he is imposing councilorship candidates for Iperu Ward 3 and 5 in Ikenne Local Government Area.
Armstrong refuted allegations that he boasted about using $80,000 to ensure his loyalists, Olaleye Babatunde and Osularu Olabanjo Muyiwa, emerge as the party’s councilorship candidates in the November 16 local government elections.
The APC chieftain described the allegations as “the ranting of rudderless opposition” aimed at tarnishing his image and scoring cheap political points. He emphasized that the claims are baseless, unfounded, and idle talk from the opposition, urging the public to disregard them.
Armstrong said “I am totally shocked and surprised with these unfounded and outright falsehood being peddled about by some opposition elements.
“How could someone in his right senses with this harsh economy be boasting about to spend a whopping sum of $80,000 which can’t be less than N120m to impose councilorship candidates? It is just sheer absurdity and lies from the pit hell.
“They equally said I boasted that even the governor cannot stop me, is that not height of foolishness? His Excellency, Gov Dapo Abiodun is my leader and mentor, he is the leader of the party and it is wherever he goes that I will also go too. So, no truth in all of their hogwash and attempts to disparage me before the governor.
He said that the video his opposition was circulating was talking about the fund the Dapo Abiodun Continuity Agenda has earmarked to further support and empower the party members just as the political group had been doing all over the state since its establishment in 2019.
The property merchant has therefore pledged his loyalty to the Governor and the party and reiterated his promise to support the party not only in producing the right candidates but to also help the ruling party to achieve landslide victory in the forthcoming November 16 local government elections.
Armstrong’s denial comes after reports surfaced that he claimed even Governor Dapo Abiodun, who hails from one of the wards, cannot stop him from imposing his preferred candidates.
