Against the allegation by the Campaign Organisation of Senator Sarafadeen Alli that the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) supporters attacked his wife, Mrs Tawakalitu Alli, and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibadan, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has responded that some hoodlums who attacked his wife are members of the party.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Makinde noted that the hoodlums are APC members who are angry with the leadership of the party.
New Telegraph had earlier reported that Alli, in a statement signed by the director of his campaign organisation, Bisi Oladele, alleged that Makinde and Hon. Adekanmbi are the ones responsible for the attacks.
Responding, Makinde explained that the allegations levelled against him and Adekanmbi are false and irresponsible.
The statement added that Makinde remains focused on safeguarding lives and property in the state, saying, “Eyewitness accounts are clear: the individuals who attacked Alhaja Alli, Engr. Remi Oseni, and Hon. Funke Olunloyo-Osinowo were APC members caught in the middle of their party’s internal disagreements.
“These were cases of intra-party crisis, not government-sponsored incidents. Efforts to shift responsibility to Governor Makinde or Hon. Adekanmbi amount to politicising a matter already traced to the APC’s inability to manage its internal tensions,” the statement said.
