Ekiti Gov Poll: SDP Alerts Security Agents On Alleged Plan By APC To Unleash Terror

By Ayodele Oni

Ahead of the June Governorship election in Ekiti State, the Segun Oni Campaign Organization has alleged that the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is planning to unleash terror on the people of the state, especially members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP)

The group said that APC singled out members of the Segun Oni’s Social Democratic Party because of its rising profile that has suddenly made it the party to beat in the forthcoming election in the state.

This was contained in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Sunday by the Director, Media and Publicity, Segun Oni Movement, Mr Jackson Adebayo.

He explained that the leadership of the APC met with Governor Kayode Fayemi at the government house shortly before the national convention of the APC where the defection of some prominent members of the party to the Social Democratic Party was reviewed and came out with the decision to change  strategy to physical attack of the opposition SDP meeting whenever it holds.

According to Adebayo,  the conclusion to resort to mayhem was due to concern by Governor Fayemi on what he described as weakling posture of APC in the state in few weeks to the election.

It added that the Governor complained that the executives of the APC have become so docile to the extent that in some local government areas, the party was shamelessly deflated as members  dissolved into the SDP.

Adebayo further explained that it was at this stage that the leadership of the party became resolute to apply the strategy of attacking any where the SDP is holding meetings with their thugs, while the coordination of the activities of the thugs was assigned to the office of the Chief of staff to the governor.

Adebayo stressed that part of the plan also was to attack  leaders of SDP accross the 16 local government areas in other to create a situation where members of the party would not be able to gather for meetings again.

He further claimed that Council chairmen were assigned with the responsibility.

The spokesman further alleged that some of those that attended the meeting and advised against the operation were vehemently rebuked and threatened to be sent out, while some were accused of working with SDP to undermine the governor.

The Segun Oni Movement said that APC and violence are just like six and half dozen and that has been their antecedents especially when they sensed that the people are not with them anymore.

“We shall not however fold our arms if they make real their ingenious and barbaric plan as nobody is endowed with the monopoly of violence.

“But we appeal to traditional rulers in all the local government areas to call the leaders of the APC in their areas to order as any attempt to try to execute their ignoble plans will spell doom.

“At the same time we call on the State Commissioner of Police , the Director of the Department of State Services and  the heads of other security agencies to warn the leadership of the APC to stop their plans of destruction before it is too late.”