Oyo APC Raises Alarm Over Alleged Plot To Attack NURTW Members Backing Alli
The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by suspected political thugs to attack members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) supporting the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State.
The organisation accused Governor Seyi Makinde and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) governorship candidate, Bimbo Adekanmbi, of allegedly sponsoring the planned attacks, a claim they have denied.
In a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Media and Publicity, Bisi Oladele, SSACO said the alleged plot was part of efforts to intimidate opposition supporters and weaken the APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
It identified a popular NURTW member known as Oyere and his followers as particular targets, claiming that suspected attackers had monitored APC supporters during Senator Alli’s manifesto unveiling at Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall in Ibadan last Tuesday.
According to the organisation, names of NURTW members, particularly those who recently joined the APC, were allegedly compiled during the surveillance.
SSACO further alleged that a meeting held around 10pm on Friday, reportedly at the instance of a senior member of the governor’s inner circle, discussed plans to attack APC-supporting transport union members and disrupt their weekly meetings.
The campaign organisation linked the alleged plot to previous incidents of political violence, claiming that an APC member was killed in Ibadan in October, while several others sustained injuries in similar attacks over the past two months.
It also accused the state government of facilitating the destruction of Senator Alli’s campaign billboards and putting billboard owners who provide advertising spaces to the APC under pressure.
SSACO called on the Commissioner of Police and other security chiefs to investigate the allegations and prevent any planned attacks.
However, the APM dismissed the accusations, describing them as an attempt by the APC and its campaign organisation to distract residents from governance issues.
In a statement signed by its Director of Communication and Spokesperson for the Governorship Campaign Council, Yinka Oladoyinbo, the party said Makinde and Adekanmbi had consistently demonstrated their commitment to peace and tranquillity in the state.
The APM also accused APC supporters of destroying its billboards in Ibadan North Local Government Area, insisting that the people of Oyo State would decide the 2027 election through their votes.
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