By Editor
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party today staged a protest against the ill-treatment and harassment of the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, Dr Peter Ayodele Fayose and thousands of citizens of Ekiti State by the Police yesterday.
The protest led by the State Chairman Hon. Soji Adagunodo and the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Prince Diran Odeyemi took hundreds of party members to the Osun state Command of the Nigeria Police Force where a letter was delivered to the Commissioner of Police Mr Adeoye Olafimihan for onward transmission to the Inspector General of Police.
Speaking at the State Police Command, Hon Adagunodo described the treatment meted out to the Ekiti State Governor by the Police as crude, barbaric and highly condemnable.
He attributed the Ekiti police action to the desperation of the All Progressive Congress to win the forthcoming governorship election in spite of its unpopularity in the State.
Adagunodo warned President Muhammadu Buhari against approving or condoning acts that could truncate democracy in Nigeria.
“This was the same democracy that the PDP nurtured in 16 years. Only 3 years of the APC is wiping off the gains of those years. Even in the height of provocation when APC sponsored physical attacks against the former President Goodluck Jonathan, he never unleashed this degree of violence on the opposition. President Buhari should learn to be a Stateman in a time like this”, Adagunodo said.
Responding, the State Police Commissioner promised to deliver the letter to the Inspector General of Police.
He commended the Osun chapter of the PDP for conducting its protest in a peaceful manner and urged politicians generally to exhibit more maturity in their conduct.
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