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The Accord Party Campaign Council and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun on Friday exchanged words over the vandalism of campaign billboards ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the state.
The Accord Party Campaign Council accused APC of orchestrating the destruction of its campaign billboards.
The APC however denied the allegation.
The spokesperson for the Accord Party Campaign Council, Mr. Pelumi Olajengbesi, said in a statement on Friday in Osogbo that campaign billboards of the party’s governorship candidate, Governor Adekola Adeleke, were vandalised in several parts of the state, allegedly by APC supporters.
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Olajengbesi described the development as “dangerous and a threat to democratic processes.”
“TICC wishes to urgently draw the attention of the Inspector-General of Police, security agencies, and election observers to the growing pattern of politically motivated violence and coordinated vandalism across the state by desperate elements linked to APC.
“In the early hours of today, billboards belonging to the Imole Campaign and the Accord Party were vandalised and destroyed across several parts of the state.
” This is not ordinary politics. It is a direct threat to democratic engagement, political freedom and peaceful participation in the electoral process,” he said.
He, however, said Adeleke remained focused on governance, development and service delivery to the people of the state.
“No amount of intimidation or coordinated attacks can suppress the democratic will of the people,” he added.
But in a statement, the Chairman of the APC Media and Publicity Committee for the governorship election, Mr. Oluremi Omowaiye, described the allegation as baseless.
Omotayo said: ” Rather, campaign billboards and promotional materials of the APC candidate, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, were being destroyed by members of the Accord Party.
“This latest falsehood—self-vandalising billboards and blaming our party—is another diversionary tactic by those feeding fat on the resources of the state.
” The people of Osun are not deceived by these tactics. They are eagerly awaiting August 15 to democratically vote out this government.
“The relevant security authorities have been briefed, and we expect appropriate action without delay.”
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