Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general
of police (IGP), has ordered the suspension of the APC rally scheduled for
Friday in Benin to welcome Osagie Ize-Iyamu, former governorship candidate of
the PDP, to the party.
Speaking at a press conference in
Abuja on Thursday, Philip Shaibu, deputy governor of Edo state, said he
received the letter suspending the rally about 5pm at the force headquarters.
He said he had told the IGP that
the security of the participants of the event cannot be guaranteed.
According to Shaibu, the rally
was “a mere disguise to disrupt public peace”.
He said Oshiomhole, who has been
suspended from the party in the state, has no say in decisions taken in the
state.
The IGP earlier granted the APC
permission to hold the event to receive Ize-Iyamu, but Godwin Obaseki, governor
of Edo, said he was not aware of any ”APC rally” in the state.
Anselm Ojezua, the state APC
chairman, also said party leaders were unaware of the rally and asked members
in the state not to participate in the event.
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