NCP candidate craves foreign observers

BY GBENGA OLARINOYE and GBENGA OLARINOYE

Osun State chapter of Social Democratic Party SDP has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mohammed Abubakar to investigate the circumstances leading to the alleged kidnap of three of its members at the weekend by those it claimed to be chieftains of the APC.

The state party chairman, Mr. Ademola Isola in a statement in Osogbo expressed concern over the incident, calling on all security agencies to be on the watch as the August 9 Osun governorship election approaches.

He alleged that SDP members including the party chairman in Ede-North Local Government, Alhaji Adewimbi Kadiri, Mrs Titilayo Alaanu and Mrs Musili Usman were abducted during their house-to-house campaign at Alusekere ward of Ede on Saturday, July 18.

According to him, the SPD members who were overpowered by over 50 APC members in the ward were forcefully taken away in the official vehicle belonging to a member of the state House of Assembly.

Meanwhile, the candidate of the National Conscience Party, NCP, Comrade Olanrewaju Afolayanka has called on international community to play an active observer role in the forthcoming election to observe the election process on the August 9, 2014 gubernatorial election in the state.

Afolayanka urged the international community to have kin interest and pay adequate attention to the election, saying that some forces and ‘power that be’ in Nigeria have been making move to disregard the will of the people and impose their candidate on the electorate.

According to Afolayanka, the observation of the international community became imperative to checkmate alleged undue influence of the presidency and what he described as illicit act of some political parties that are already seducing the electorate before the election date.

He spoke weekend while meeting representatives of some Non Governmental Organisation and pressure groups in Osogbo, to solicit their supports for his governorship ambition.