IN A PRESS BRIEFING AT THE STATE SECRETARIAT OF THE PDP IN OSOGBO ON THE 23RD OF JUNE 2022, THE CHAIRMAN, CARETAKER COMMITTEE, DR ADEKUNLE AKINDELE STATED THAT THE
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to “resist all antics” of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the July 16 governorship election in Osun State, AMILOADED reports.
The PDP Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Dr Adekunle Akindele, made this known at a press briefing at the party’s secretariat in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Thursday.
Akindele said, “IT HAS COME TO THE NOTICE OF THE PDP THAT VARYING MECHANISMS AND ANTICS ARE BEING PUT IN OLA E BY THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) TO CAUSE MAYHEM IN THE STATE.
“A PDP MEMBER, MR AKEEM ADEJUMOBI FROM WARD 4 OF OSOGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT WAS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, THE 22ND OF JUNE, 2022 BEATEN AND WOUNDED BY APC THUGS AF IDI–SEKE AREA OF THE STATE CAPITAL JUST FOR SUPPORTING HIS PARTY’S CANDIDATE, SENATOR ADEMOLA ADELEKE.
“RISING FROM A MEETING HELD IN LAGOS SOME DAYS AGO, THE RULING APC HAS XONCLUDED ARRANGEMENTS AMD PLANS WITH ALL THE CHAIRMEN OF VARIOUS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN LAGOS TO COLLABORATE WITH THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN OSUN STATE WITH A VIEW TO BRINGING IN THEIR MEMBERS IN LAGOS TO OSUN STATE AS VOTERS.”
Akindele added THAT THE “APC HAS PLANS ON GETTING TAGS FOR FAKE OBSERVERS TO MONITOR THE ELECTION AMD DO THEIR BIDDING, BOOK UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF NUSES TO SECRETLY BRING IN THUGS AND MISCREANTS TO SNATCH BALLOT BOXES.”
He further accused APC of “importing THUGS FROM NIGER DELTA WITH FAKE POLICE AND ARMY UNIFORMS TO INTIMIDATE GENUINE VOTERS, GETTING SOME BOYS AMOTEKUN UNIFORMS TO SUPERVISE THE SNATCHING OF BALLOT BOXES ON ELECTION DAY.
“WE HAVE IT ON GOOD AUTHORITY THAT A SENIOR SPECIAL ADVISER TO FORMER GOVERNOR OF OSUN STATE HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO SECURE HOTELS AND OTHER MEANS OF LODGING TO ACCOMMODATE THE PEOPLE COMING INTO THE STATE TO VOTE FOR THE APC FROM OTHER STATES OF THE COUNTRY.
“ANOTHER FORMER COMMISSIONER OF POLICE WHO IS NOW AN S.A TO GOVERNOR GBOYEGA OYETOLA ON SECURITY BEEN MANDATED TO SUPERVISE UNLAWFUL ARREST AND INTIMIDATION OF PDP CHIEFTAINS, LEADERS AMD MEMBERS ACROSS 30 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
“THE PDP ENJOINS PRESIDEMT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, THE INSPECTOR GEMERAL OF POLICE, DIRECTOR OF DSS, NIGERIAN ARMY AMD OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO WARN THE APC TO DESIST FROM SUCH BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE AS THE PDP AND THE ENTIRE MASSES OF OSUN STATE WILL RESIST THE RULING PARTY SO THAT THE STRONG POLITICAL WILL OF THE PEOPLE WILL BE ESTABLISHED,” Akindele said.
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