The Ogun state gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Senator Buruji Kashamu has faulted ex- President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan for releasing operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on him in 2015 over his refusal to replace the then governorship candidate of PDP, Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka.

Sen. Kashamu said he was stressed to replace Isiaka with ex-Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole.

Speaking on Wednesday at Ilaro during his meeting with Yewa Traditional Council in Ogun West Senatorial district, as part of his ongoing campaign.

The Senator representing Ogun East told the monarchs that he joined the governorship race following Ogun West’s inability to produce a single candidate between Isiaka who flies the ticket of African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Adekunle Akinlade of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).

Reports reveal that Ogun West remains the only region yet to produce Governor since the creation of the state in 1976.

Kashamu , however promised to accord the traditional institution its rightful place if eventually emerged as governor. While pledging to ensure independent resource control by the council chairmen for the development of the grassroots.

According to him, “In 2011, I supported your very illustrious son, General Tunji Olurin. In 2015, I rolled all my support behind another illustrious son of Yewaland, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka (GNI).

“When I was fighting for Yewa agenda, I took GNI (Isiaka) to the national level up to the President. Many politicians of Yewa extraction were against me. They said Yewa is not capable; Yewa is not united. They were saying this before the President.

“I swear with the name of God, it was all because of my support for Yewa cause and refusal to replace GNI (Isiaka) with Bankole as requested by President Jonathan in 2015, which was the reason he (Jonathan) sent operatives of NDLEA to arrest me.