Olusegun Osoba, the former governor of Ogun state revealed he was rigged out of office during the 2003 governorship election Osoba made this known on Wednesday, January 19, in Abeokuta, Ogun state, while speaking at 60th birthday of his former chief pess secretary The veteran journalist recounted when he received an intelligence report about the rigging and was advised to back out of the election .

According to Osoba, he had received an intelligence report about the rigging and was advised to back out of the poll, Sahara Reporters added. However, he insisted on going ahead in the poll which he contested on the platform of the defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD).