By Seye Olumide and Moyosore Salami, Ibadan
All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State chapter, has accused Governor Seyi Makinde and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the brains behind the protests across major parts of Ibadan against the scarcity of petrol and cash nationwide.
APC Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, however, appealed for calm and patience among the citizenry, warning that violent protests and unrest would not solve the problems. He accused the state government of sponsoring the protests to frustrate APC campaign in the state.
His words: “Fuel and Naira scarcity is the handiwork of some unpatriotic elements, who want to frustrate the smooth conduct of the general elections as scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“There are indications that the pockets of protests being witnessed in some major parts of Ibadan were coordinated and sponsored by the PDP government of Oyo to frustrate the APC presidential rally, which was moved from Tuesday last week to Thursday, February 16 (today), as it became imperative for us to act in the mood of the nation.”
BUT, Publicity Secretary of PDP, Akeem Olatunji, refuted the claims.
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