Action Congress of Nigeria in Osun State has accused the Federal Government and the police of supporting the People’s Democratic Party to unleash terror on innocent people in the state during their political campaign rallies.
Addressing a press conference at the party secretariat in Osogbo, Osun State, the party’s state acting chairman, Elder Adebiyi Adelowo, said the PDP in Osun State was delibately using the Federal Government’s backing for impunity to cause violence during their campaigns across the state.
The ACN chairman said the state police authorities had refused to make a single arrest in spite of complaints of myriads of attacks on the ACN members during their campaign rallies.
He alleged that the police had deliberately refused to cub the spate of violent attacks during political rallies in the state.
He cited the Omisore sponsored thugs’ attack on ACN supporters during their Oriade/Obokun campaign rally on March 22, 2011.
He accused the Inspector-General of Police of aiding the PDP by granting permit to the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidates without recourse to the officers on ground in the state and consequently resulting in the ACN and PDP holding their rallies same day.
Adelowo also accused the Federal Government of giving some soldiers to Senator Omisore, who were on his campaign train to intimidate the ACN members.
“On March 22, 2011, our Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency rally scheduled for Ibokun was botched by thugs belonging to one Senator Iyiola Omisore, PDP candidate for Osun East Senatorial District. Our candidate for the Federal Constituency, Barrister Nathaniel Agunbiade had obtained police permit and preparation were in top gear when word came that Omisore had been granted permission by the same police.
“Agunbiade made inquiries and was told that Omisore was granted the permit by the Inspector General of Police. Amazing as that revelation was, the shocker soon came when some people, apparently thugs but kitted in soldiers’ camouflage uniform were seen in all the towns and villages of the entire local government.
“To everybody’s amazement and consternation, these soldiers and thugs were seen removing posters of our candidates in the environment. If the IGP expressly gave Omisore permission to hold a rally without a recourse to his officers on ground, who gave ‘soldiers’ to him to tear the posters of our candidates? Most importantly, of what use are the soldiers in the course of campaign? If soldiers are engaged in election campaign, what will be used on the election day?” the ACN chairman asked.
The state police commissioner, Mr. Solomon Olusegun, in a press conference, denied the allegation that the police was backing the PDP in the state.
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Osun ACN accuses FG, IG of aiding PDP