AHEAD of Supreme Court judgment to be delivered on May 31 on the case of the former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Segun Oni seeking the reversal of the Appeal Court verdict that sacked him from office, members of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) are trading accusations over plan to destabilise the state.
The ACN alleged that it had uncovered plot by the PDP to cause crisis in the state after the judgement to give way for the declaration of state of emergency.
The party, in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Tunde Adeleke, alleged that the PDP at the weekend held a meeting at a former federal lawmaker's residence, where the alleged plot was hatched to unleash terror on the state on the day of the judgment.
The ACN also said that the PDP was allegedly planning to assassinate top members of their party, especially top government functionaries, to create the impression that the state is no longer in peace or governable.
However, the PDP yesterday urged the Federal Government to direct the State Security Service (SSS) to investigate the allegations raised by the ACN.
The PDP based its call that the SSS be given the responsibility to investigate the matter on alleged compromise of the police in the state, which the party alleged was working in connivance with the ruling party.
At a press conference addressed by PDP Director of Communications, Chief Gboyega Aribisogan, countered that it was the ACN that was allegedly recruiting thugs from each ward to create confusion before the May 31 Supreme Court judgment to misdirect the justices on the matter.
Aribisogan maintained that the Police Commissioner in the state, Mr. Sotonye Wakama ought to have informed the party of the ACN allegation, having been earlier informed by the ruling party before going to the press, saying this is a confirmation that the police have been compromised.
In another petition dated May 22, 2013 and signed by the PDP's Secretary, Dr. Tope Aluko and addressed to the Commissioner of Police, he urged security agencies to investigate the alleged plan by the PDP to manufacture/print with the PDP inscription to create the impression that the party was aware of the outcome of the Supreme
Court judgment.
PDP alleged that the ACN was planning a victory rally in the 16 local council areas of the state and Ado Ekiti capital city with the PDP uniform.
It also alleged that the government had directed some political office holders to paste posters of fake ACN gubernatorial aspirants all over the state to dent the image of PDP and create impression that the party is planning to destabilise the state.
The Guardian