The former Gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state, Hon. Ladi Adebutu has regained freedom from the Department of State Services (DSS).

Adebutu was allegedly invited and subsequently detained yesterday in lieu of his alleged involvement in some security breaches in the last local government election held in the state on Saturday.

The former lawmaker who was released on Tuesday stated that his resolve to see an independent local government, through financial autonomy remain sacrosanct.
He said, “At about 7am, Tuesday, 19th November, 2024, I was released by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Abeokuta following an invitation to answer to various spurious accusations all arising from the November 16 Local Government election in Ogun State.

“Very sadly, the allegations were so baseless that it became clear that their purpose was to silence me as a voice of the opposition. My contention that those elections were not free and fair is my fundamental right to free speech and free thought.

“My thinking that the Local Government should have financial Autonomy that can only be enforced by free and fair elections is germane to our development. Mr President, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, shares the same view as mine which shows it is not a partisan position but a nationalistic one.

“However, because of the particular situation of Ogun State over the last five years which I shall publish shortly, desperation has set in to emasculate the third tier of government completely, this is the struggle for our development."