APC deliberately impoverishing Nigerians, lacks empathy – Adebutu

• He spoke on Wednesday when he visited the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, CIID, in Eleweran, Abeokuta.

The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of politicising problems they created.

He spoke on Wednesday when he visited the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, CIID, in Eleweran, Abeokuta, the state capital.

Adebutu, in honouring a police invitation, turned himself in on Wednesday over allegations of vote buying and money laundering levelled against him by the ruling All Progressives Congress, a matter which is already in court.

Speaking when he left the State Police Headquarters, he said the APC lacks empathy and weaponising poverty.

Adebutu stated that his efforts to empower the people of the state and ameliorate their suffering are being frustrated and politicised by the APC.

“We have done empowerment programmes and we will continue to do them. By January 19th, 2024, which marks one year after her passing away, we will be having special programmes again to continue these empowerment programmes as we have done over the years. But because these people (APC) lack empathy, they lack compassion for society, and they trivialise and politicise everything. They have learnt to weaponise poverty and when they saw anybody moving away from such a situation, they politicise this,” he said.

He described allegations that he was laundering money as ridiculous, saying he used his money to better the lives of the people.

“The frivolous allegations that Ladi Adebutu has been laundering his money, I don’t know how you can launder your personal wealth, that is the allegation against me by the APC; that I have laundered my money, that I have used my money to create empowerment for people that I feel compassionate about, Nigerians that are in need, that I have helped but they should note, I will continue to help, especially when on this occasion, it was dictated by my late mother to be of help to women and children.