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Egba youths vandalise senator’s office

By DAUD OLATUNJI
ABEOKUTA— Hundreds of youths from Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State yesterday invaded the Senatorial Office of  the senator representing Ogun Central, Gbenga Obadara, on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and destroyed property worth millions of naira.

It was gathered that the youths were protesting alleged imposition of a candidate for the forthcoming local government election in Odeda by Governor Ibikunle Amosun.

The senator, who hails from Odeda Local Government Area was said to be supporting the governor in the alleged imposition of chairmanship candidate in the local government area.

The youths, according to reports,went to the senator’s family house at Oke-Aregba area of Abeokuta and reportedly told his mother, Madam Obadara, to  caution  him on his perceived plan to field an unpopular candidate for the election.

The protesters, who displayed placards with inscriptions such as “Zoning is the answer in Odeda Local Government”, “Odeda says no to imposition of Chairman”, among others threatened to deal with the senator if he did not retrace his step.

The leader of the group, Wale Ademola, accused the senator of toeing the line of the governor to jettison the zoning arrangement in the local government area.

When contacted, the Senator denied being part of the plan on the alleged imposition of candidate.