The All Progressives Congress (APC) and main opposition party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, traded blames over Thursday’s attack on members that caused confusion in the area.
While the APC claimed that members of PDP instigated the fracas by attacking the secretariat of the APC House of Assembly candidate’s office located along Ilesa road in Obokun, the headquarters of Obokun local government of Osun State, the PDP said APC started the feud by attacking their vehicles while returning from a campaign ground at Ikinyinwa-Ijesa.
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Addressing newsmen at the NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo, the APC candidate, who is currently a member of Osun State House of Assembly, Hon Bosun Oyintiloye, accused the candidate of PDP in the constituency, Mr Adewunmi Adeyemi, of leading hoodlums to attack him and his supporters in his office.
Meanwhile, Mr Adeyemi was said to have been arrested along with few others on Thursday night over his alleged involvement in the attack.
Oyintiloye alleged that the attack was carried out with the intention to assassinate him and intimidate his supporters against today’s poll.
The spokesperson for the PDP, Mrs Grace Olojede Omotosho, in her reaction, accused members of APC of descending on her members, in collusion with security operatives, including military personnel.
According to Omotosho, every plea she made to Oyintiloye and APC members to stop the assault was discarded, adding that the atmosphere later became charged when some PDP members were whisked away by the police.
She further alleged that there was a covert move by the ruling APC to intimidate electorates in the constituency, having realised its waning popularity and acceptance.
