The leadership of The Osun Progressives, a faction in the All Progressives Congress in the state backed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has alleged that the party’s Chairman, Gboyega Famoodun, sent hoodlums to attack its members about 15 times in the past.
The chairman of the group, ‘Lowo Adebiyi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday while reacting to an earlier claim by Famoodun, where he alleged members of TOP of colluding with PDP to cause mayhem in the state.
Famoodun in his statement also said members of TOP and their Peoples Democratic Party accomplices had concluded plan to attack some members and leaders of the ruling party.
According to the APC boss, if the plan was allowed to be implemented, it may lead to avoidable loss of lives and destruction of movable and immovable property of the people.
The APC boss further alleged, “The intelligence further showed that the PDP which has indicated its willingness not to partake in the October 15, 2022, local government council election in the state has clandestinely resolved to collaborate with the TOP in order to disrupt the election through violence, thereby making the state ungovernable by the sitting Governor Gboyega Oyetola.”
But reacting, Adebiyi said Famodun’s allegations have no substance, adding that it was actually what the APC chairman planned to do that he was accusing TOP members of.
The statement read in parts, “We note with a sense of responsibilities that Famodun and his ilk sent gun and other dangerous weapons wielding hoodlums after us 15 times across the nook and crannies of the state at the apogee of struggles to making our party re-energised and restructured. We didn’t plan to burn down the state.
“The man who failed to win his unit, ward and local governments in the July 16, 2022 election is looking for a scapegoat at all costs and means of retaining the underserved Osun APC chairmanship seat. Issuing a dude security alert seems to be part of Famodun’s strategy to achieve his aim.”
