Consensus: PDP chieftain alleges threat to life

[Mirror]

A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain in Ekiti State, Comrade Ebenezer Olaleye, has alleged threat to his life over his support for the consensus option agreed on by the party for the selection of its governorship candidate.

Olaleye, a former House of Assembly aspirant, who said a prominent member of the party was behind the threat to his life, said his alarm became necessary due to the level of desperation being exhibited by some aspirants in the party, especially those opposed to the consensus option.

He alleged that a particular governorship aspirant in the party was not pleased with the steps being taken to ensure victory for the party in the 2014 election, and was therefore threatening to deal with some perceived enemies.

The PDP chieftain told journalists in Ado Ekiti yesterday that "I do not want to wait until what happened to Dr. Ayodeji Daramola on August 14, 2006 and Taiye Fasuba on September 11, 2004 happen to me, hence my decision to alert the public and security agents."

Olaleye, who said that his travail began following an advert he placed last week on the need for PDP to move forward with a view to winning the 2014 election, called on the security agencies to rise to their responsibilities of ensuring security of lives and property.

National Mirror