The Oyo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state of deliberating causing chaos solely to derail the state government from affecting the people positively.
The party accused the opposition in the state of orchestrating lawlessness and well-oiled falsehood over the local government dissolution.
The party made the accusation in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Engr Akeem Olatunji, while reacting to a statement by the APC’s falsehood that Governor Seyi Makinde brought anarchy back to the state.
Olatunji maintained that the ongoing violence and threats to peace and order in the state was orchestrated by the APC.
The PDP alleged that the APC has remained determined to foist illegality on the state using the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police.
The PDP cited the arrest of an aide of a sacked APC local government chairman for the killing of a PDP member identified as Alajase in Surulere Local Government Area as a vindication that it was, indeed, the APC that had been attacking law-abiding PDP members across the state.
It added that scores of PDP members were being treated for different injuries in hospitals across the state for injuries inflicted by irate APC supporters.
“We are saddened by the ongoing violence in Oyo state, which is being orchestrated by the APC. We symphathise with the family that lost their breadwinner in Surulere Local Government Area as well as those who are injured and have been receiving treatments in different hospitals.
“No one would have expected that the APC’s desperation and penchant for lawlessness would go to the extent of shedding bloods. But we are not surprised that it could come out to tell barefaced lies to the world that Governor Makinde, a peace-loving individual, has brought violence back to Oyo state.
“How can the Oyo APC, which held violent campaigns that claimed lives turn around to say Makinde has brought violence back to Oyo state? How can the party that was in government when a member of the House of Representatives, who disagreed with their party, was murdered in cold blood accuse anyone of bringing violence back to Oyo state?
“We commend the Oyo state Police Command for its efforts in promptly arresting an aide of a sacked APC local government chairman for the murder of our member in Ogbomoso.
“This has cleared the air on the false information credited to the Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare, that his town was under siege. He should have been truthful enough to state that the siege was caused by party members,” the PDP stated.
This was as the PDP charged the duo of the failed governorship candidate of the APC, Mr Adebayo Adelabu and the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, to look for other avenues to promote their inordinate 2023 ambitions and stop shopping for relevance by commenting on the local government dissolution just to score cheap political points.
