A leading aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)into Federal House of Representatives in Ijesa South Federal Constituency,Hon Sanya ...
A leading aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)into Federal House of Representatives in Ijesa South Federal Constituency,Hon Sanya Omirin,has raised the alarm over surreptitious moves by the All Progressive Congress (APC) administration in the state to harass and intimidate members of the PDP in the zone.
Omirin,a former Federal Commissioner,Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission during Goodluck Jonathan's administration,lamented that the unsavory development being orchestrated by the ruling party,was a deliberate ploy to weaken the resolve of the PDP members in the zone towards the coming polls in the state.
In a statement released to the media by Omirin who was one of the governorship aspirants of the PDP who withdrew shortly before the gubernatorial primary of the party, accused the ruling party of plans to incriminate him in connection with a fracas that broke out during APC's ward congress.
"The APC agents in my zone are trying to frame me and some members of PDP up over an incident we knew nothing about.They are using the unfortunate incident as a smokescreen to get at us, the PDP members. I can assure them that they have failed as no one can intimidate us" he said.
While urging those orchestrating the harassments of members of the PDP, to allow the Police and other related security agencies to do their jobs,Omirin further accused the APC of politicising the matter, a development he added,has led to the arrest of many innocent people from the zone.
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives aspirants has appealed to PDP members in the Federal Constituency to remain calm and not to take laws into their hands on account of the ongoing persecutions and harassments they are currently experiencing.
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