President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday met behind closed-doors with the governorship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti and Osun States, Ayodele Fayose and Iyiola Omisore respectively.
The meeting which was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja was said to have centred on their preparations for the forthcoming governorship elections in their states.
The two candidates who arrived separately left at the same time after meeting the President for about an hour.
Fayose later told State House correspondents that the Sunday bloody incident in Ado Ekiti came up for discussion during the meeting.
He claimed that trouble started when some supporters of the All Progressives Congress accosted some of his supporters who were returning from his campaign office and killed one of them.
He further claimed that the initial plan of the APC supporters was to remove his branded T-shirt on the deceased and replace it with APC uniform to give an impression that they were attacked.
He said, “What happened on Sunday was that APC supporters went about sweeping the feet of the President who on Saturday led PDP bigwigs to a mega rally in Ado-Ekiti. I don’t even have any objection to that because that is part of politics.
“There are some of my supporters who always sleep over in my campaign office. These people wearing my branded green T-shirts were returning home and the APC people accosted them.
“They macheted some of my supporters and even killed one of them. They were at the point of removing the deceased’s branded T-shirt and replacing it with APC shirt when the OC MOPOL arrived the scene.
“As he was trying to stop them, Fayemi drove in to block him. It was when they wanted to mob the police officer that he shot teargas into the air.”
Fayose boasted that despite attacks, his supporters would not be deterred and are still fully mobilised to vote for him in the forthcoming election.
Governor Kayode Fayemi had on Monday briefed the Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar, and the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, on the fracas. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Fayose dnt disturb urself; APC is gone and they are gone forever,after we sent them away in Ekiti so also we will do in Osun,APC is a violent party and all patriotic Nigerians knw this.
ReplyDeleteAPC is a jerk ..... If they succeeded in changing the t - shirt, then that Lai Mohammed will come out with fake talk.....
ReplyDeleteAPC I KNOW IS DEVELOPING THEIR STATES WHERE THEY GOVERN, AND KNOW THAT IF WIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN 2015 THE NIGERIA WILL BECOME A DEVELOPED COUNTRY
ReplyDeleteEkiti and Osun people, the ball is now in your court use your votes wisely.
ReplyDeleteGood talk but I pray so that the desperate oga @ the top will not officially rig the election as usual.
DeleteAnonymous 10:27 who told u they are developing there state? If they are developing there state how many people benefit frm that look tell me more about high in school fee in all this APC states am waiting for ur reply
ReplyDeleteI pray the election will not be rigged on the instruction of desperate oga at the top
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