The Ogun State APC has alleged that Governor Ibikunle Amosun was planning to sponsor violence during tomorrow’s President Muhammadu Buhari visit.
State Publicity Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye said the intention was to cause mayhem during the visit.
He explained that members of the Allied Peoples Movement were to be used to disrupt the Presidential visit.
Ha said “It has become necessary to alert the general public, especially the security agencies, that the members of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), being sponsored by the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, are planning to disrupt and cause mayhem and bloodshed at the Presidential Rally slated for the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta, tomorrow, Monday.
” Intelligence reports at our disposal reveal that leaders of the surrogate party have been circulating messages to their members to attend the APC Presidential Rally in specific uniforms and campaign materials, in such a way that they will be identified and saved from attacks that will be unleashed on APC members as soon as the flag is presented to the APC candidate, Prince Dapo Abiodun.
“The plan to embarrass the President and attack our members at the rally have actually been on for about a month, and it is only being perfected now. Governor Amosun is mobilizing people who have been instructed to boo the President when he hands over the flag to the APC governorship candidate, Prince Dapo Abiodun.
“To prepare grounds for this machination, some hoodlums were empowered to paint some of the signages of APM with black paints with the evil intention of ascribing the act to APC members. This was the same thing Amosun did in 2003 and heaped the blame on Aremo Olusegun Osoba.
“Violent uproars will also be sponsored in some local government councils and development areas with a plan to suspend their Chairmen who have been tagged as loyalists of Prince Dapo Abiodun. Nine of these Chairmen have been removed from the Whatsapp group of the Ogun State Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), while some of them already had their salaries and allowances put on hold. In fact, their suspension have been held back because of the visit of Mr. President.
“While the APC welcomes all supporters and members of the public to the rally, we want to reiterate that the rally is APC Rally. We shall also hold the security agencies to their publicly expressed promise to deal with anyone who attempts to cause disorder before, during and after the rally.
