Adebayo, Oni, Fayemi to Fayose: You don’t have monopoly of violence

Adebayo, Oni, Fayemi to Fayose: You don’t have monopoly of violence

It has come to our attention that a team of hoodlums
in three unmarked Hilux vehicles went round the
state, armed with guns, machetes, knives and axes
to the houses of APC members and also to the homes
of PDP members in the State who are opposed to the
political philosophy of Governor Ayo Fayose. Their
most recent operation centered on Ijero Local
Government. There, they created mayhem, beat and
tortured the 90-year old father of the Commissioner
for Finance under the Fayemi administration. The
hoodlums destroyed shops and properties including
cars belonging even to PDP members because of
their perceived opposition to Fayose. The APC
members were severely bloodied in the process.
This came barely 48 hours after former Governors
Adebayo, Oni and Fayemi visited the State
Commissioner of Police as well as the State Director
of DSS on the security situation in Ekiti. The
Governors had called on the security chiefs to
prevail on Governor Fayose to put an end to the
ongoing impunity, thuggery, brigandage, political
rascality and torture. We had warned that if push
comes to shove, the Party and all well-meaning
people in the State will result to self-help to protect
themselves, their assets and their rights guaranteed
under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria.
During the visit of the Vice Presidential candidate of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Ekiti on
Monday March 23rd, 2015, members of APC riding to
the reception venue in Buhari/Osinbajo and APC
branded vehicles were attacked in Ado Ekiti. They
were shot at and several of their vehicles, including
those belonging to Hon. Mrs. Bunmi Oriniowo, APC
House of Assembly candidate and Amb. Olofin, the
APC Ekiti Central Senatorial candidate, were
destroyed by the hoodlums. We want to state
unequivocally that we will no longer tolerate any
further unprovoked attack on and willful destruction
of APC branded vehicles and assets in the State.
Keeping calm thus far is not out of weakness or
incapacity to respond. We are only mindful of the
lessons of history. Please recall that the First
Republic ended with the “Operation Wetie” political
violence that erupted in Ekiti when similar situation
of political rascality as we have now became
prevalent in the West. We do not want this to
happen again. Notwithstanding, if further provoked,
we will have no choice than to respond in kind!
We can no longer continue to live with a situation
in which seven lawmakers are making laws for the
State in gross violation of our Constitution. It is
alarming that this can be allowed to continue
without anyone attempting to call the abnormality to
order. Ekiti belongs to all of us and we will not allow
any group of hoodlums to willfully bastardize our
values and heritage. We remain committed to
handing over to our children “a banner without
stain”. We hope the security forces will actively
carry out their constitutional mandate and save this
democracy from collapse.

Signed:
1. His Excellency, Otunba Niyi Adebayo
2. His Excellency, Asiwaju Segun Oni
3.His Excellency, Dr. Kayode Fayemi