The Osun State Command of the Nigerian Police and other security agencies have been called upon to, as a matter of urgency, bring to book, the perpetrators of the dastardly act of destruction carried out on the campaign office of the Osun Central Senatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osogbo, warning that such ugly occurrence if left unchecked, is capable of throwing the state into unimaginable crisis.
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a statement on Saturday, described the attack on the campaign office of its candidate in Osun Central, Olubiyi Fadeyi, as “highly provocative, thoughtless and dangerous”, considering the volatile security situation in the state.
The PDP, in the statement by Oladele Bamiji HOB, its Director of Media, claims that the Osun Central Senatorial campaign office of Mr Fadeyi (Ajagunla) situated along Okefia, Old Garage area of the state capital was at the early hours of Friday, attacked and vandalized by political thugs allegedly working for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its senatorial candidate for Osun Central Senatorial District, Mr Ajibola Basiru in particular.
“Properties worth several millions of Naira were also destroyed at the campaign office, with cars, billboards, computers and other office equipment badly damaged during the attack”.
The PDP charged the police to do everything within the ambit of the law to bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice without delay, as the party may not be able to hold down its members forever in the wake of such a dangerous anomaly, especially when the culprits are pointedly identifiable in the state.
The statement described Mr Fadeyi (Ajagunla), as a peace-loving philanthropist, who has never been found wanting in his conduct as a private entity and also as the candidate of the party. The PDP then wondered why anyone would target him for the attack.
“As we approach the 2023 general election, no amount of unprovoked attacks will deter our candidates from working with the electorate, from condemning APC and its hopeless candidates to the dustbin of history in the state” the PDP assured.
The PDP however emphasized the need for security agencies to arrest the violent trend being introduced to the polity again by the APC just as was the case in the recently held Governorship Election in the state, failure of which the party warned, will blow no one any good.