The political rift between Governor Dapo Abiodun and the current senator representing Ogun East senatorial district, Otunba Gbenga Daniel yesterday took another dimension as armed police personnel stormed the residence of the latter and allegedly disrupted planned meeting with his supporters.

The presence of the security forces with Armoured Personnel Carrier cordoning off the residence of the former governor at Government Reservation Area (GRA) Ijebu-Ode, especially when Daniel supporters were to gather for BATOGD Community Assessment and Review rally, revealed renewed battle have been drawn between Abiodun and Daniel over 2027 Senatorial bid.

Recalled that some days ago the senator was shut out of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Ogun East senatorial District Stakeholders’ Forum in Ijebu-Ode as the party leaders from the zone unanimously endorsed Abiodun as consensus candidate to contest for the seat in 2027 elections.

But, the heavy security personnels’ presence at the former governor’s residence on Wednesday allegedly scared away the BATOGD supporters – a grassroots political platform drumming support for President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid and Daniel’s return to the Senate in 2027.

An aide to the senator said that the security operatives allegedly cordoned off Daniel’s residence to stop the BATOGD’s group meeting, saying “Police stormed Obanta Club and blockaded OGD’s house to stop access to the venue of the planned BATOGD Community Assessment and Review Tour in Ijebu-Ode on Wednesday, April 22, 2026,”.

The programme, an initiative of Daniel under the Gateway Front Foundation, was meant to empower people in his constituency as no fewer than 10,000 beneficiaries across the district were expected to benefit before it was disrupted.

However, distraught participants and organisers could not access the venue due to the blockade as the development deepened the long-running died between Abiodun and Daniel in the race to Ogun East Senatorial seat under the umbrella body of the APC.