AYODELE FAYEMI
PDP PLOT TO CAUSE VIOLENCE ACROSS EKITI – FAYEMI
Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in the July 14 election in Ekiti State, on Sunday denied the report that Opeyemi Bamidele has been flown abroad for further treatment, describing the story as false and unfounded.
Bamidele, alongside five other party members were shot at a reception rally organised in honour of Fayemi at the party secretariat in Ado-Ekiti, on Friday, the 1st of June.
Speaking with newsmen shortly after the inauguration of the party campaign council in Ado Ekiti, Fayemi said he was with Bamidele the previous night in an undisclosed Hospital in Lagos, where, according to him, the former member of the House of Representative is recuperating.
“Let me state here that the shooting incident should not be seen as a pointer to what will happen on July 14 election. We are committed to peaceful election and the security has assured us that they will be alive to their responsibilities.
“The intelligence report we got that the PDP was plotting to cause violence of various forms in every part of the state has been shared with security agencies and they are working on it”.
Fayemi describes the event leading to the shooting of Bamidele who he recently announced as Director General of his campaign as unfortunate, saying there was need to retain the party chieftain , having consented to serve in that capacity before the horrible twist at the rally.
“Before the incident happened Bamidele had offered to serve as the DG of our campaign, that will not change, Bamidele still remain our Director General”
According to Fayemi, “Hon Bamidele has not been flown abroad, he is still in Lagos. I was with him till 1am today(Sunday). He is recuperating here in Nigeria and if there is need to take him abroad, we will tell the public.
“But let me state here that we are still retaining his position as the Director General of this Council, because he had already accepted to be DG of this council before that incident”. He said the National body of the party will flag off the campaign in Ekiti on June 19 while the grand finale that will be led by President Muhammadu Buhari will hold July 10.
He said that his campaign will officially take off today in Ekiti East local Government, appealing to members to begin aggressive house-to-house campaign for the party’s acceptability to grain more traction among the electorate.
Chairmen of the campaign council are: Hon Bamidele(Director General), Otunba Niyi Adebayo(Finance) Hon Femi Bamsile(Mobilisation Committee), Mrs Bisi Fayemi(Women Committee), Hon Wunmi Ogunlola(Welfare and Protocol), Hon Biodun Fasakin(Legal Committee), Mr Alaba Abejide( Contact), Dr Bayo Orire(Health), Femi Ogundare(Youth), Group Capt. Ropo Ayegbusi(Security) and Chief Awe( Special Purpose)
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