Ekiti Violence Has Fayose Written All Over It – APC
The Ekiti State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has
alleged that the violence across the state smacks of government's
grand design.
A statement by the party's Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, on
Friday, said, "Governor Ayodele Fayose should be held responsible for
various acts of violence in the state".
According to the APC spokesman, the current wave of violence in
Ado-Ekiti, the state capital had all the trappings of the usual
government-orchestrated violent acts to achieve a premeditated end.
Mr. Olatunbosun regretted that Ekiti people were used to the
government-inspired violent acts, which they experienced between 2003
and 2006 during Fayose's first stint, and expressed concern that the
people had developed apathy to what is going on.
He said, 'We had on several occasions raised the alarm over
importation of thugs who are quartered in the Government House. Since
their arrival, Ekiti State has slid into the era of one day one
trouble that characterized Fayose's government between 2003 and 2006.
"Eminent lawyer, Femi Falana, also raised the same concern, calling on
the governor to send away his thugs to allow peace to reign in Ekiti
State".
He further said the APC sympathized with Hausa traders, who he said
were victims of government-inspired violence to create a sense of
insecurity to enable the governor devise extra-security measures that
would allow him achieve a sinister agenda.
Mr. Olatunbosun, therefore, urged the security agencies to consider
treating the party's petitions on various acts of violence by the
thugs kept in the Government House and devise a means of ending the
violence in Ekiti State.
"We recall various unprecedented attacks on our members, their houses,
our office and tearing or burning down of the posters and billboards
of our candidates during electioneering campaigns over which we
petitioned the National Human Rights Commission.
"After the elections, kidnappings began. Now is the time for urban
violence pitting the thugs against Hausa traders to create ethnic
tension that has potential for national crisis while at the same time
the governor is planning to inaugurate the new House of Assembly on
June 1 to create anarchy.
"It is regrettable that we are back to the era of one day, one trouble
that marked out Fayose as a man that thrives in violence", he said.
alleged that the violence across the state smacks of government's
grand design.
A statement by the party's Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, on
Friday, said, "Governor Ayodele Fayose should be held responsible for
various acts of violence in the state".
According to the APC spokesman, the current wave of violence in
Ado-Ekiti, the state capital had all the trappings of the usual
government-orchestrated violent acts to achieve a premeditated end.
Mr. Olatunbosun regretted that Ekiti people were used to the
government-inspired violent acts, which they experienced between 2003
and 2006 during Fayose's first stint, and expressed concern that the
people had developed apathy to what is going on.
He said, 'We had on several occasions raised the alarm over
importation of thugs who are quartered in the Government House. Since
their arrival, Ekiti State has slid into the era of one day one
trouble that characterized Fayose's government between 2003 and 2006.
"Eminent lawyer, Femi Falana, also raised the same concern, calling on
the governor to send away his thugs to allow peace to reign in Ekiti
State".
He further said the APC sympathized with Hausa traders, who he said
were victims of government-inspired violence to create a sense of
insecurity to enable the governor devise extra-security measures that
would allow him achieve a sinister agenda.
Mr. Olatunbosun, therefore, urged the security agencies to consider
treating the party's petitions on various acts of violence by the
thugs kept in the Government House and devise a means of ending the
violence in Ekiti State.
"We recall various unprecedented attacks on our members, their houses,
our office and tearing or burning down of the posters and billboards
of our candidates during electioneering campaigns over which we
petitioned the National Human Rights Commission.
"After the elections, kidnappings began. Now is the time for urban
violence pitting the thugs against Hausa traders to create ethnic
tension that has potential for national crisis while at the same time
the governor is planning to inaugurate the new House of Assembly on
June 1 to create anarchy.
"It is regrettable that we are back to the era of one day, one trouble
that marked out Fayose as a man that thrives in violence", he said.
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