Aregbesola: APC, PDP disagree ahead of judge’s appearance

The All Progressives Congress has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of planning a ‘murderous demonstration’ to usher in Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, who is scheduled to appear before the House of Assembly panel probing her allegations of corruption against Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy of the APC in Osun State, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi, who said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Osogbo on Monday warned members of the party who had no business at the House of Assembly against going there on Tuesday. The statement read, ” The All Progressives Congress in the state of Osun has directed that none of its supporters‎ who has no business at the state House of Assembly should go there tomorrow for any reason whatsoever, because the PDP is reportedly planning a murderous demonstration to usher in Justice Olamide Oloyede into the House. “We have it on good information that the PDP is planning to use the opportunity to cause mayhem as they had always planned. “The APC is calling on the security agencies, to again be on the alert so that evil minded people will not breach the peace. “The APC has also called on all its cadres and mobilisers to ensure that none of their supporters ventures around the premises of the state assembly.” But the PDP, while reacting to the allegation of violence by the APC said the ruling party was only afraid of their shadow. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Osun State, Mr. Bola Ajao, while reacting in a telephone interview with our correspondent said the ruling party was raising a spurious allegation against his party because the “guilty is always afraid.” He said, ” We are not planning any protest let alone murderous one. These people are fond of fabricating lies and everyone knows that is their stock in trade. “The guilty will always be afraid. The governor admitted publicly that the state is in quagmire and what they should be busy doing now is to begin to look for a way out of these problems. They should pay the workers and address other issues and leave politics now. This is not the time to play politics. “Nobody in the PDP is planning any protest but they are afraid because of the enormity of the problem they have caused the state.” It will be recalled that the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr. Goke Butika, said no form of demonstration would be allowed within the premises of the House on Tuesday.