Ogun Tribunal: Amuzu condemns attack on PDP, wants police to fish out perpetrators

By Editor

The House of Representatives candidate for Abeokuta South Federal Constituency on the platform of the People's Democratic Party, in the just concluded general elections, Toyin Amuzu has condemned the Monday's attack on members of the party by hoodlums, suspected to be political thugs at Isabo area of Abeokuta, venue of the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.

Amuzu, who described the alleged attack on Otunba Segun Sowunmi and other members of the party as 'a barbaric act, typical of an emperor who is loosing grip', called on the Inspector General of Police and the Director, Department of State Services (DSS) to direct investigations into the security lapses and fish out the perpetrators of such dastardly act.

Amuzu said, "the attack by the APC was aimed at instilling fear, disrupting the proceedings of the Tribunal, creating a siege mentality on the people and the judiciary so as to truncate the delivery of justice in the petition filed by the PDP governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, against the manifest rigging of the Ogun State Governorship election in favour of APC candidate, Governor Dapo Abiodun".

According to him, the hoodlums were mobilized by APC leaders who are in mortal fear that the APC’s manipulations and rigging in the Ogun State governorship election will be exposed at the Tribunal.

He noted that, "the attack by the APC is a direct assault on the institution of the judiciary, the Election Tribunal and a serious threat to the sustenance of democracy in our country and dear State".

He said, "it was more worrisome that the attack by the APC on innocent Nigerians occurred in the full glare of police operatives and other security agents, who made no attempt to arrest or stop the APC hoodlums, noting that such scenario is indicting on Nigeria’s security authorities and this requires urgent attention".

In his words, Amuzu said, "Ogun State is known for peace, civility and high standards. No one should turn the state into a theatre of war and violence. The people of Ogun State demands that those behind the attack must be tracked down and brought to book immediately". 

"The people of Ogun State and the PDP will never be deterred or cowed by the APC to give up the legitimate and constitutional pursuit for the recovery of the mandates freely given to our party in Ogun State", he said.

Amuzu called on all members, supporters and people of Ogun State to remain calm but at alert and ready to use every means within the ambit of the law to resist the APC, in its plots to disrupt the Tribunal and subvert the course of justice in the matter.