APC, PDP Trade Words Over Political Attack In Osun
All Progressives Congress, APC, and the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Friday traded blames over Thursday attack on members that has ignited tension in the area.
While the APC claimed that members of PDP instigated the fracas by attacking the secretariat of the APC House of Assembly candidate office located along Ilesa road in Obokun the headquarters of Obokun local government of Osun State, the PDP said APC started the feud by attacking their vehicles while returning from a campaign ground at Ikinyinwa-Ijesa.
Addressing newsmen at the NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo the APC candidate who is currently a member of Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Bosun Oyintiloye accused the candidate of PDP in the constituency, Mr Adewunmi Adeyemi of leading hoodlums to attack him and his supporters in his office.
Meanwhile, Mr. Adewumi was said to have been arrested along with few others on Thursday night over his alleged involvement in the attack.
Oyintiloye alleged that the attack was carried out with the intention to assassinate him and intimidate his supporters against today poll.
The spokesperson for the PDP, Mrs Grace Olojede Omotosho in her reaction accused members of APC of descending on her members, in collusion with security operatives, including military personnel.
According to Omotosho, every plea she made to Oyintiloye and APC members to stop the assault was discarded, adding that the atmosphere later became charged when some of PDP members were whisked away by the police.
She further alleged that there was a covert move by the ruling APC to intimidate electorate in the constituency, having realised its waned popularity and acceptance.
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