Save us from Fayose’s thugs, APC tells Police

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has urged security agencies to save its members in Imesi Ekiti and other parts of the state from incessant attacks by thugs allegedly working for Governor Ayodele Fayose and the Peoples Democratic Party.

The party said it had received reports of repeated attacks on its members in Imesi Ekiti since last Thursday which still continued till Wednesday evening.

According to a statement by the state Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatubosun, many APC members were wounded in the attacks and their houses destroyed while several others were driven to the bush.

Olatubosun added that the thugs had expanded the scope of their operations to include attacks on APC members in Ayetoro and Emure Ekiti on Wednesday until the intervention of the new Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Ibine.

The statement said, “We call on security agents to come to the rescue of APC members whose only offence is that they belong to a different political party.

“We are amazed that the attacks increased and became more vicious on Tuesday after the Supreme Court ruled in Fayose’s favour.

“We had thought that Fayose was sincere about extending olive branch to the opposition while promising to protect all, including members of the opposition. We wonder what else Fayose and his PDP attacking squad want after victory at the apex court.  ‎

“Does he want to exterminate all APC members simply because he has been confirmed as the governor? Does he want to become God?”

Fayose’s Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, in a statement recently accused the APC of embarking on “propaganda” and “falsehood.”

He said, “They will organise attack and later claim the PDP attacked them. Ekiti people already know them as liars and nobody takes them serious. They are essentially trouble makers who do not want Ekiti to have peace‎ and that informed them invading the State House of Assembly last Wednesday to cause crisis.”

Save us from Fayose’s thugs, APC tells Police