Ondo 2020: Ajayi’s Campaign Secretariat allegedly attacked by Thugs – DG

The Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, has alleged that Political thugs suspected to be loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday night attacked the campaign office of the Deputy Governor and candidate of the party, Agboola Ajayi.

The security personnel attached to the Secretariat, Mr Gbenga Olayoriju, said the thugs who were five in number came in an APC branded vehicle, attacked the Secretariat, destroying the billboard and other valuables at the premises.

Adeyoriju said the suspected thugs who came in the night shot sporadically into the air to scare anybody who dared to challenge them.

According to him, they used butt of their guns to destroy the billboard in front of the campaign office and threatened to kill the him and his colleague if they make any attempt to stop them from carrying out their actions.

The Director General of the Campaign of Agbo/Gboye Campaign Organization, Dr Kola Ademujimi who confirmed the incident said attacks on campaign offices of the candidate have become worrisome in recent time.

Aside the attack in the Campaign Secretariat in Akure, Ademujimi said political thugs loyal to APC and Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu attacked ZLP members in Idanre during the campaign of the governor on Tuesday.

Ademujimi said “Akeredolu ‘s thugs are threatening the lives and properties of members of ZLP and those of other parties in various parts of the state.

“They destroyed chairs , tables  and inflicted injuries on our supporters at their ward meeting in Ile-Oluji yesterday.

” They also destroyed Agboola Ajayi’s ‘s bill boards at our campaign office in Akure.  They destroyed our flags and posters in Idanre during Aketi/APC ‘s campaign tour of Idanre yesterday.

“They attacked leaders of another party during their Local Government meeting in Owo yesterday. I  think they are out to cause mayhem even before the October Governorship election in Ondo State.”

Ademujimi called on security agencies to live up to their expectations before the opposition parties are forced to act in self defence.

In a reaction, Akeredolu through his Campaign Organisation said “ The ZLP is merely looking for attention. As you can see, there is nobody that is talking about them in the state. Their political popularity has refused to grow. It’s a rejected party with no political structure.

Infact, we have it on good authority that they orchestrate attack on themselves just to drag us into issues with them. We are not ready to join issues with a party that has been rejected by the people of Ondo state.

It’s illogical for anyone to say that the APC would attack the secretariat of a party that has no impact or pose any threat to the chances of the APC and Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN in this election.

This election is about the people of Ondo State. The Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu administration has done well for the people of Ondo State.

The acceptability he enjoys across the state has been further manifested in the way and manner the people thronged his campaign rallies. We are confident of victory because the people are with us.

We must also put on record that ZLP thugs shot all night in Idanre on Monday night, and went ahead to destroy all APC billboards and banners just to scare the people of Idanre from coming out to attend the Tuesday local government campaign rally of Governor Akeredolu and the APC.

But, with what we witnessed in Idanre on Tuesday, it’s evident that the boom of the gun can never deter and scare a determined people. The people have shown that guns and machetes will be useless in this election. Our People will always triumph.

We must make it clear that, we are sure of victory. We carry the crown and we are guiding it jealously. We will not engage in any act of violence. We have the people, and the people are our strength. ”

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