The Oyo State Government has rejected claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Governor Seyi Makinde and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) governorship candidate, Bimbo Adekanmbi, sponsored attacks on APC figures, insisting the incidents stemmed from internal disagreements within the APC.
The response followed allegations by the Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO).
Alli, the APC governorship candidate, accused hoodlums of attacking his wife, Alhaja Tawakalitu Alli, during a medical outreach at Ibikunle House, Ayeye, Ibadan, on Wednesday.
The campaign also alleged that APC Oyo South senatorial candidate Aderemi Oseni and Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West federal constituency candidate Folake Olunloyo-Oshinowo were attacked at separate campaign events the same day.
SSACO described the incidents as unwarranted and barbaric. It called on Makinde, as the state’s chief security officer and APM promoter, and Adekanmbi to restrain their supporters, while urging security agencies to investigate and prosecute those responsible.
In a statement signed by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, the government dismissed the allegations as false and irresponsible.
It accused the APC of attempting to shift blame for its internal crisis onto the state government and Adekanmbi.
“Eyewitness accounts are clear: the individuals who attacked Alhaja Alli, Engr. Remi Oseni, and Hon. Funke Olunloyo-Osinowo were APC members caught in the middle of their party’s internal disagreements. These were cases of intra-party crisis, not government-sponsored incidents,” the statement said.
The government maintained that Oyo has seen a sustained decline in political thuggery since Makinde assumed office, citing measures such as the strengthening of the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun), expanded joint security patrols, investment in surveillance equipment and improved collaboration with federal agencies.
It stressed that a popular government has no incentive to disrupt opposition campaigns and that Makinde remains focused on governance rather than political confrontation.
The statement also defended Adekanmbi as a technocrat with no connection to political violence.
The government warned that unsubstantiated security allegations could heighten tension, mislead the public and undermine the work of security agencies.
It advised the APC to manage its internal crisis more responsibly and spare residents unnecessary violence.
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