Following Ondo State chapter of
the All Progressives Congress, APC’ exoneration of its members, particularly
the state governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, in the alleged assassination attempt
on the senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice,
the senator has maintained that the attack was masterminded by some aides of
the governor.
The senator, who is championing
the use of direct modality for the party’s primaries in the state as against
the indirect method being endorsed by Gov. Akeredolu, denied stage-managing the
attack as alleged by the APC in a statement earlier issued by its state’s
Publicity Secretary, Alex Kalejaye.
In a statement to counter the claim, the senator’s media aide, Kayode Fakuyi
berated the Ade Adetimehin-led APC in the state for not condemning the act
outright, alleging that the move is to distract ongoing investigation on the
issue.
“It should be noted that
supporters of the senator have never stage-managed such incident in the past. They
have no tendency to stage-manage such incident. They have no reason whatsoever
to stage-manage such incident. The supporters of the senator could not have
stage-managed an attack that was coordinated by appointees of the governor.
“It is quite daft for any group
to insinuate supporters of the senator mobilised armed thugs to attack
themselves. If such lie was invented with the hope of diverting and distracting
the course of investigation, the lie has failed to achieve its objectives.
“According to preliminary
investigation, the attack was coordinated by appointees of Governor Rotimi
Akeredolu. The duo of Senior Special Adviser on Security to the Governor,
Alhaji Jimoh Dojumo and Special Adviser to the Governor on Natural Resources,
Lawal Fatai Olusina have cases to answer with the Inspector General of Police’s
crack team on the incident.
“While the Mr Ade Adetimehin-led
faction of All Progressives Congress in Ondo State has not deem it right to
condemn the attack, the faction has issued two contradictory statements about
the incident within 24 hours.
“In one breath, the faction
through its spokesman, Mr Alex Kalejaye, confirmed that some aggrieved members
of the party in Owo invaded the venue of the campaign. In another press
statement, the faction through same spokesman said the assailants are not party
members. The faction should stop undermining the image of APC with its seeming
confusion.”
The statement further read:
“Also, it is our considered view that the statements credited to the
Commissioner for information in Ondo State and the Chief Press Secretary (CPS)
to Governor on the matter are watery innuendos. They neither cleared, nor disassociated
their boss.
“Meanwhile, the insinuation
raised by the the Ade Adetimehin-led faction that the attack on Senator Ajayi
Boroffice was stage-managed by the supporters of the senator is most
unfortunate.
“Security agencies in Ondo State
should be on alert because it is evidently clear that the greatest threat to
peace in Ondo State are the people with the responsibilities to protect lives
and properties of the good people of Ondo State.”
Over the weekend, the senator had
stated that he narrowly escaped an alleged assassination attempt on his life at
a meeting in Owo, where he had gone to solicit the support of prospective
voters in the governor’s home town.
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