Oyo APC alleges deliberate assault on supporters, APM responds

The organisation additionally accused suspected supporters of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, of destroying billboards belonging to Alli.

The allegations had been contained in an announcement issued on Sunday by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation, SSACO, Bisi Oladele, in Ibadan.

The organisation accused the APM governorship candidate, Bimbo Adekanmbi, and Governor Seyi Makinde of utilizing suspected hoodlums to intimidate opposition members and supporters.

The marketing campaign organisation linked the alleged plot to earlier assaults, claiming that an APC member was killed in Ibadan in October, whereas a number of others had sustained accidents in comparable incidents over the previous two months.

It additionally accused brokers of the state authorities of destroying Alli’s marketing campaign billboards and pressuring billboard homeowners who rented house to the APC.

SSACO additional claimed that, primarily based on intelligence stories, some suspected hoodlums had been planning to assault NURTW members who just lately joined the APC, notably a well-liked union member referred to as Oyere and his supporters.

According to the assertion, the suspected attackers monitored APC supporters throughout Alli’s manifesto unveiling at Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall final Tuesday, the place they allegedly recognized some NURTW members who had joined the occasion.

The organisation additionally claimed that a big turnout at Oyere’s weekly NURTW assembly had elevated tensions amongst these allegedly planning the assaults.

It alleged {that a} assembly held round 10pm on Friday, reportedly on the instruction of a senior member of the governor’s internal circle, mentioned plans to assault NURTW members supporting the APC and disrupt their weekly conferences.

SSACO referred to as on the state Commissioner of Police and different safety officers to research the allegations and stop any violence.

However, the APM rejected the accusations, describing them as an try by the APC to distract residents from problems with governance.

In an announcement by its Director of Communication and spokesperson for the Governorship Campaign Council, Yinka Oladoyinbo, the occasion mentioned Makinde and Adekanmbi remained dedicated to sustaining peace within the state.

“The APM in Oyo State wishes to note that the latest allegation by the APC and its campaign council is another attempt at distracting the people of the state from the real issue of governance that they have been challenged to prove that they are ready for,” the assertion mentioned.

The occasion additionally accused the APC and its candidate of constructing unfounded allegations every time they had been challenged to clarify their plans for the state.

It maintained that the present administration had promoted peaceable coexistence amongst residents from completely different backgrounds since taking workplace.

“The APM, Governor Makinde and our governorship candidate, Bimbo Adekanmbi, have always demonstrated their commitment to peace and tranquillity in our dear state,” the assertion added.

The occasion urged the APC to not be nervous concerning the 2027 elections, insisting that voters would determine the result via their votes.