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ADO EKITI — A House of Representatives member
and Labour Party gubernatorial aspirant in Ekiti
State, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele has alleged a
grand ploy by the ruling All Progressives
Congress, APC, to frame him up on trump up
charges over the rumoured attempt on the life of
the security aide to the governor, Mr. Deji
Adesokan.
He called on the Inspector-General of Police, the
Director-General of the Department of State
Services, DSS, and other relevant security
agencies in the country to investigate and
sanction those found culpable in the allegation,
saying none of those arrested over the matter has
a link with him.
Rep. Opeyemi Bamidele
Afolabi Oyediran and Oluwafemi Sunday were
arrested within the premises of Deji Adesokan, a
Senior Special Assistant to the governor on
Internal Security about two weeks ago with
arms.
The duo are now facing trial at a magistrate’s
court in Ado Ekiti
A statement signed by Ahmed Salami, media aide
to Bamidele in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, accused the
APC and Ekiti government of desperately
contriving sinister means through which they
could negotiate for the withdrawal of cases
pending in court against Interim Chairman of the
party, Mr. Jide Awe and nine alleged killers of
Bamidele’s loyalist, Mr. Foluso Ogundare.
According to Bamidele, it was incongruous and
smack of deceit and ignorance for the APC
members to have linked him with the two
accused persons, when no such information was
contained in their statements to the police or
affidavits deposed to in court.
“Given the mischievous way the story was
presented to the public, it is important for us to
put the record straight to avail the members of
the public an opportunity to know the truth of
the matter.
“In the first instance, the governor’s aide Deji
Adesokan (aka Jaruu) is a notorious persecutor of
perceived opponents of Fayemi who would stop
at nothing to implicate, intimidate, harass and,
where he can, outrightly kill to ensure a second
term tenure so desperately desired by Governor
Olukayode John Fayemi in spite of the increasing
rejection by well-meaning Ekiti people who are
insisting that they can- not be fooled more than
once.
In his reaction, the APC spokesman, Mr. Segun
Dipe said the present state government and the
party has no time for frivolity and triviality.
His words: ”It is quite unfortunate that Bamidele
who is a legal practitioner is trying to give an
impression that judiciary is compromising.
“For APC and government of Ekiti State, our focus
is 2014, we don’t have time for frivolity and
triviality,” Dipe concluded.
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