Ogun Central: I Didn’t Ask Anyone To Step Down For Me – Amosun

A former governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has said that he didn’t ask any aspirant to step down for him.

Amosun said two aspirants voluntarily declared that if he is contesting for the senatorial seat, they will step down for him, adding that he can’t be part of any undemocratic acts.

In a statement issued by his media office titled, “APC Meeting: Setting the Record Straight”, Amosun said his attention was drawn to media reports about a meeting.

According to him, the said All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun Central Senatorial District meeting held last Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the residence of Chief Olusegun Osoba on the nomination of candidates for the 2027 general election was convened at his instance.

“Many of the accounts of the meeting were a complete misrepresentation of the proceedings.

“The meeting was convened at my instance, when there were insinuations about my candidature for the election.

“At the meeting, I recalled that three senatorial aspirants from the district had visited me to seek my support for their candidacy and that each of them volunteered that if I am interested in contesting for the office, they would withdraw their candidacy.

“Nowhere throughout the meeting did I request anyone to withdraw from the race for me because that would be undemocratic and unacceptable,” he said.

The former governor said,  “I am not only a democrat, I have contested and won election twice to the office of governor of Ogun State and twice as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“What I said at the meeting, which I reiterate is that I would not be part of a primary election whose result is predetermined.

“I advise the media to report proceedings of meetings correctly by cross-checking accounts given by interested parties,” he added.