The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti Sate wants the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to prosecute Governor Ayodele Fayose, for allegedly promoting violence and intimidation of its members and supporters in the state.
The party, in a petition submitted to NHRC’s Executive Secretary, Prof Bem Angwe yesterday, accused Fayose of sponsoring political violence with the aid of thugs.
The thugs,the APC alleged in the petition, physically attacked and intimidated members of the opposition.
Ekiti APC’s Secretary, Omotosho Ayodele, who led the APC delegation said : “While all Nigerians are busy praying for peace, what we have in Ekiti State is a clear departure from that.”
“As the commission is clamouring for violence-free polls, it is unfortunate the person, who is supposed to be the Chief Security Officer in Ekiti State, is the person unleashing violence in the state,” he said.
He said the PDP boys are always on the streets, macheting and scaring people as well as damaging vehicles and houses. He said the situation has persisted regardless of many petitions they had written to the police.
He said:”Governor Fayose does his things with impunity and nobody challenges him. With what we have seen so far, we can no longer guarantee violence-free elections in Ekiti State. The activities of Fayose are undermining the peace pact signed by our presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan.
“On January 21,2015 Fayose’s thugs and members of the Odua Peoples Congress (OPC), dressed in army and police uniforms and backed by policemen attached to the Government House, ransacked and vandalized the APC Secretariat in Ado-Ekiti, while the security guards on duty were physically assaulted.
“On January 24th, Adeleke Samsom, a student’s union leader who attended the APC presidential rally in Ado-Ekiti with his colleagues, was violently attacked by Fayose’s thugs. He sustained life threatening injuries on his head.”
Receiving the petition,Angwe vowed that the commission was prepared to bring to book those promoting violence and hate speech during and after the coming elections in the country.
“The commission is home for all Nigerians irrespective of religion, ethnicity and political affiliation. I want to commend you for taking this cause of action and not to take the law into your hands. Your allegations are against a sitting governor which has conse
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