Kehinde Shogunle’s plan to destabilize Labour Party has been exposed.

News ToGo learned that a gubernatorial aspirant of the Labour Party, Kehinde Shogunle who is being led by a known political wheeler dealer, Wale Okunniyi, and whose relationship with is now estranged, has been discovered to be the arrow head of the crisis rocking the Labour Party in Ogun State due to their penchant for ostensive underhand deals and backstabbing politics.

He, Kehinde Shogunle has walked the path of infamy with his lackluster leadership style, his habit of vendetta politics and divide and rule while hiding behind the façade of honesty and being Born Again.

Rather than galvanise the party and sue for peace, Kehinde Shogunle alongside Doyin Okupe and Wale Okunniyi started the crisis with a bid to takeover the party from a validly elected exco, which has been the catalyst of the crisis currently rocking and engulfing the National Body.

Kehinde Shogunle’s continuous fueling of the crisis within the party playing the script of his pay master and principal, who was a former governor of the state. It was this Ex-Governor that instructed Mr Shogunle to align with Ladi Adebutu of the PDP, after Kehinde Shogunle’s unsuccessful bid to cut a deal with the incumbent governor of the state faltered with the aim of further destabilizing the Labour Party which he rumoured to leave should the PDP win their case at the tribunal.

Our source said, “Kehinde Sogunle collected 230 million naira in tranches wherewith he bribed some party stakeholders to curry their loyalty and endorse his infamy. This did not go down well with stakeholders including candidates who called him out to declare the amount he collected from the PDP after information leaked that he denied ever cutting a deal with PDP”.

The source further said “the worst part is that he hardly mobilised anybody for the Adebutu campaign. A meeting of LP stakeholders to meet with Hon Ladi Adebutu was put together and that was the last of it. LGA chairman, Support groups, etc were not mobilised for the task he collected funds for. Instead, it was handled by candidates last minute, who had a separate agreement with Honorable Adebutu. KS scammed Ladi and his family”.

Meanwhile, he could be described as a political gambler whose only survival means was on political proceeds which he displayed by purchasing a prado jeep from the proceeds of the 230 million naira received from the PDP.

Kehinde Shogunle also attempted to capitalise on a Obidient movement by attempting to hijack the leadership of support groups who were the major drivers of the campaign.

Our source gathered that; Mr. Shogunle did not print a single poster, banner, billboard nor was anything done for his campaign or that of Peter Obi.

He, Kehinde Shogunle only began printing a few posters as soon as campaign funds from Peter Obi got to him.

As an aspirant or a candidate, Kehinde Shogunle was expected to run campaigns in all of the 3 senatorial districts and the 20 Local Governments in the state. Yet, he was seen only in Abeokuta with a few meetings put together for him by religious groups and party. He refused to entrench the work of support groups by campaigning across the state.

Fast forward to the election proper; the acts of Kehinde Shogunle and the Party Caretaker committee chairman, Lookman Jagun greatly affected the outcomes of the election and it was revealed that they hoarded election materials and also embezzled welfare packages for polling units agents across the state. These they confessed when party leaders and members accosted them.

Little wonder why the party performed woefully in Ogun State both at the presidential and other elections?

This has begged for the question. What exactly did Kehinde Shogunle do to support or promote the ObiDatti campaign in Ogun State?

The answer is obvious even to the blind and distant. NOTHING. And this is why he is seen as an opportunist in the party. One who aims to reap where he did not sow.

It is therefore safe to say that, he lacks the integrity, goodwill and legitimacy to parade himself as a leader in the party.