A former Deputy Governor of Osun State,
Iyiola Omisore, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of
allegedly using the police to intimidate him and keep him out of
circulation ahead of the 2018 governorship election in the state.....
Omisore said this in a statement in
Osogbo on Monday in his reaction to the invitation sent to him by the
police based on the allegation that he and others assaulted the late
Senator Isiaka Adeleke shortly before the primary election of the
Peoples Democratic Party in 2014.
He said the police invitation might not
be unconnected with the role he played in the defeat suffered by the APC
candidate during the July 8 Osun West Senatorial District by-election
which was won by Adeleke’s sibling, Ademola.
The statement partly read, “Some
powerful interests in the ruling All Progressives Congress are
apparently working with the Nigeria Police or some of their officers to
realise their sinister plot against me.
“A few days ago, I received a very
curious but interesting invitation, claiming to be from the Osun State
Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department and signed by one
Deputy Commissioner of Police Umege Uzochukwu.
“In the invitation, I was asked to
report to the said DCP Uzochukwu that the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke,
had reported a case of assault against me to them. And I wondered when
Senator Adeleke (may God rest his soul) made the report as no date was
given in the said invitation. The police invitation letter was dated
October 20, 2017.
“The invitation letter read in part,
‘You are invited to meet with Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of
State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department in connection
with a case of assault occasioning harm reported by (late) Senator
Isiaka Adeleke against you.’
“We all know that as Nigerians, we are
living in a very interesting time and the culture now is to source for
scapegoats in members of the Peoples Democratic Party for every
inaction of government. The tragic instance in which the late former
Osun State governor, a distinguished senator of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, died is still fresh in our particularly the controversy that
his death generated across the nation.
“What is also fresh in our memories is
the decision by the good people of Osun State to reward the late Senator
Adeleke and people of Ede by electing his brother to complete his term
in the Senate. The people’s decision, of course, was carried out by our
great party, the Peoples Democratic Party.
“Could this invitation by the police
have been anchored on the role I purportedly played as a party leader in
that election?” This, Omisore queried, wondering how the police could
allow themselves to be used against the people they are expected to
protect.
“Therefore, I want the public to know
about the plot and keep them informed about this sinister plot against
myself and the late Senator Adeleke,” he added.
But the ruling party has debunked the
claims of the former deputy governor, saying the APC had nothing to do
with his invitation by the police.
The spokesperson for the APC in Osun
State, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi, when contacted by our correspondent said
Omisore lied by blaming his invitation on the party.
Oyatomi said, “Omisore is not sincere
with himself. That’s his usual trademark. The case he is referring to
has nothing to do with the APC. It has to do with a former PDP man who
he allegedly assaulted at a PDP meeting sometime ago.
“Before the man died, the matter was
already with the police. Unfortunately, the man is dead. The APC, as
it is today, has no business with Omisore and his late victim. If the
police think that there’s a case in spite of Omisore victim’s death,
that’s a matter strictly between Omisore and the police. So, what on
earth, is our business with that?
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