Ekiti APC Senator refutes Allegations of Fuelling Violence
Senator Gbenga Olofin, a member of the All Progressives Congress, representing Ekiti Central has cautioned Governor Ayodele Fayose against raising false allegations against him.
Olofin, after losing in Saturday’s senatorial election to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, addressed allegations against him by governor that he participated in a victory party by the APC where members of PDP were allegedly attacked.
The Senator released a statement via the Director, Media and Publicity of his campaign organisation, Akogun Oguntayo, saying he was not in Ekiti state as at the time of the rally.
He said: “We received the statement credited to the Governor’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Mr. Lere Olayinka, with a rude shock because Amb. Olofin who they claimed led a celebration rally is currently out of the state.
“Governor Fayose is deliberately using this fabricated allegation to divert attention from electoral atrocities he committed in connivance with some security agents during the last National Assembly election.
“Some members of our party including the candidate were harassed and detained, while election results were taken away to an undisclosed venue tampered with before bringing same to collation centre in Ado Ekiti a day after leaving the local government collation centre.
“The result did not come until the evening when our Director General, Toba Daramola, left the venue.”
