Few Hours to Ekiti Guber Poll, Influential SDP Chieftain Raises Serious Alarm, Writes IGP
- A chieftain of the Social Democratic Party in Ekiti state has raised an alarm over a plan to arrest and frame him up
- Olukayode Oso alleged that the former governor of Ekiti state and the current government are working together to ensure he is detained hours before the election
- According to Oso, his life came under threat following an attack on the campaign team of the gubernatorial candidate of the party in Itaji Oye by some thugs
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With less than 24 hours to the Ekiti governorship election, a chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the state, Olukayode Oso has cried out over the alleged threat to his life.
Oso also raised alarm over the plot to arrest him alongside other leaders of the party ahead of Saturday, June 18, governorship election in Ekiti state.
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In a letter titled, "Plot To Frame Me And Possible Arrest" which was personally signed by the SDP chieftain and addressed to the Ekiti state commissioner of police, Oso alleged that his life had been under threat.
According to him, his life came under threat since the deadly attack on the campaign team of the gubernatorial candidate of the party in Itaji Oye local government of the state by suspected political thugs.
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A close associate of Segun Oni, the SDP governorship candidate in the Ekiti election, Oso explained that he is among the party leaders allegedly pencilled down for arrest before the guber poll in the state.
SDP chieftain in Ekiti petitions police boss
In the letter, Oso accused the Ekiti state government and the former governor of the state of working together to possibly frame him up and link him with the attack that took place in Itaji on Saturday, June 11.
Confirming that he was not in the state when the incident occurred, Oso said that as a law-abiding citizen has not committed any crime.
However, the SDP through its legal adviser, Owoseni Ajayi had in a petition to the Inspector General of Police notified the police and other security agencies of the development and the need to prevail on those behind such an evil plot.
The letter by the party read in part:
"I am Olukayode Oso, an Ekiti State indigene and an SDP stalwart/close associate of Chief Segun Oni, the gubernatorial candidate of SDP in Ekiti State.
"I have on authority that the Ekiti state government in collaboration with the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, is planning to arrest me and possibly link me with a situation that occurred recently, especially the Itaji incident."
"I want to state clearly that I was not in Ekiti State on the date of the incident and I am a law-abiding citizen of this state."
"The fact that my party SDP is the leading party at the forthcoming election on Saturday, June 18, 2022, should not lead to unnecessary arrests/linking to issues that I know nothing about."
Ekiti 2022: INEC begins distribution of election materials as security operatives take position
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday, June 16, commenced the distribution of election materials in Ekiti state.
The commission started the process by taking these materials to the INEC's state office in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state's capital city.
Scores of security officials from the Nigerian military, the police and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps were also present at the INEC's office.
Ekiti 2022: Motorists accuse governors of being unfair to road users ahead of poll
Some motorists along the Akure and the Ikere area of Ekiti state had lamented the terrible state of the road.
Speaking with Legit.ng, the road users said Ondo and Ekiti states and the federal government have abandoned them to their plight and as a result, they have lost hope that the road will be repaired.
A driver who simply identified himself as Deji said waking up to face the road on a daily basis is sickening.
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