Isiaka condemns attack on PDP, warns Amosun against crisis
The Ogun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka has condemned the display of brigande and attack on the PDP members by the suspected thugs loyal to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday at the premises of the State High Court, Isabo Abeokuta, venue of the Election Petition Tribunal.
He, however, warned the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to stop fueling actions that will precipitate unnecessary crisis in the state.
The banker turned politician also called on the State Commissioner of Police to order for the immediate arrest and trials of those thugs that attacked and inflicted injuries on over 60 PDP members including the National Auditor of the party Alhaji Wole Adeyanju and its State chairman, Chief Bayo Dayo.
Isiaka in a release signed by the Director of Publicity of his campaign organisation Comrade Ifekayode Akinbode noted that, never had the sacredness of the judiciary abused in Ogun State with the invasion of the APC thugs/cultists that stormed the court with dangerous weapon.
Akinbode said the ugly incident happened in a broad day light and in the presence of the Police and operatives of the Department of Security Services (DSS), which makes it easy for them to effect the arrest of the APC chieftains that led the thugs to the court premises.
He said, “Since the Tribunal began its work about four months ago, this is the third time PDP members will be attacked and wounded by APC thugs within the court premises. If the Police had arrested APC leaders that had been coming to court with thugs and cultists, the dastardly act would not have continued. Ogun state is not a Banana Republic and we are, once again, appealing to the security agencies to act fast to safe the harmless citizens from the hand of a tyrant, desperate to send all opposition out of the state.
“We know that they have every reasons to be jittery about the outcome of the Tribunal, because they went to town that the case will be thrown out at the pre-hearing stage, but with all facts now at the possession of the Judges, it is too late for them to become violent and frustrate the legal process of getting justice for Ogun people.
“We have done what is expected of us as a responsible members of a political party. We noticed massive rigging and non compliance with the electoral acts during the April 11, this year election and we approached the Tribunal with our grievances instead of taking to the streets. But it is unfortunate that Amosun and his party thugs are taking our civility as an act of cowardice.
“While we sympathise with all our members that suffered attacks in the hands of the cultists brought to the court, we appeal to them not to resort to self help and remain calm with the hope that these hoodlums will be arrested and prosecuted.