FACT-CHECK: Man Backing Ogun PDP Governorship Candidate is not Sen. Ibikunle Amosun
BY: Eniola Amadu
Following the signing of the Peace Accord by presidential candidates of various political parties on August 18, 2026, at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, political campaigns ahead of the 2027 general election commenced 24 hours later, on August 19 2026.
The commencement marked the beginning of the implementation of various political strategies by the parties to win the support of Nigerian citizens as voters.
Amongst these strategies can be said to be what played out at the flag off of the Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) campaign in Ogun State on August 28, 2026 across three federal constituencies in Ogun Central senatorial district in Ogun State.
Claim:
At the Flag off campaign of the People’s Democratic Party in Ogun State, a man who is claimed to be Senator Ibikunle Amosun (SIA), the former Governor of Ogun state has allegedly declared his support for the Governorship candidate of the PDP, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu (LADI).
This claim has begun circulating as social media actors has leveraged it to push political narratives ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The claim is found on Facebook here, and on X, as posted by a user named @Iyoaiye_.
Verdict:
According to evidence gathered, Amosun did not endorse LADI as his candidate. The man in the video circulating is Ajiri Omooye as he called himself, known by name as Musibau Adepegba. Thus, the man who endorsed the Ogun PDP Governorship candidate is Musibau Adepegba known as Ajiri Omooye not Senator Ibikunle Amosun.
A screenshot of the post on X
Who is Senator Ibikunle Amosun (SIA) ?
Senator Ibikunle Amosun (SIA) is a former Governor of Ogun State, who served from 29 May 2011 to 29 May 2019. He had earlier served as a senator representing Ogun Central from June 2003 to June 2007. Following the end of his governorship, he was re-elected as a senator in 2019 and served until 2023.
Beyond his political career, SIA is a chartered accountant who began his accounting career in 1984 as an Audit Trainee. He established and co-founded his accounting firm Ibikunle Amosun & Co. (I A & Co) in March 1987.
Who is Oladipupo Adebutu?
Oladipupo Adebutu (LADI) is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a Son to businessman Kensington Adebutu, founder of Premier Lotto, popularly known as Baba Ijebu.
He represented the Remo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019 and contested the Ogun State governorship election in 2019, 2023 on the PDP platform, finishing second to Dapo Abiodun of the APC.
He is the consensus governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the upcoming 2027 Ogun State gubernatorial election.
Beyond politics, he is a major agricultural entrepreneur. He established Solomon Kessington Agro-Allied Limited which operates livestock pig farms and feed production enterprises in Iperu-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Verification:
To confirm if truly the former Ogun Governor had endorsed LADI, wẹ checked through credible media outlet such as Channels TV, Premium Times, Punch, Daily Trust amongst others.
Also, keywords using “Amosun Endorse LADI” was conducted and we found no evidence that such an endorsement took place.
Further checks however led to the Facebook page of a man named Omoba Musibau Adepegba who wears his headgear (Fìlà) like the former Governor SIA and has an image capturing him and Sen. Amosun together as seen on his Facebook page.
Checking through videos on his Facebook page, we found a striking match in his appearance and that of the recent video circulating alleging that the former Governor endorsed the PDP Governorship candidate.
Additionally, the name the individual called himself in the recent circulating video “èmi Ajiri Omooye” meaning “I Ajiri Omooye” is the same with the name in videos seen on his Facebook page.
Conclusion:
The claim that former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun endorsed the Ogun State PDP Governorship candidate Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu is False and deceptive.
