Developing Ogun State Rather Than Fighting Opposition-NNPP Scribe, Oke Tells Abiodun

The South West Secretary of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP), Dr. Babatunde Oke has called on Governor Dapo Abiodun of the Ogun State to invest his energy in activities that have the potentials of taking the state out of its alleged five years socio-economic stagnation rather than wasting tax payers’ money on fighting oppositions in the state.

Oke, in a statement on Saturday, which was made available to journalists in Ibadan, Oyo State, said that the Nigeria Constitution gives room for the existence of opposition parties.

He said that it is absurd for a sitting Governor like Governor Abiodun to be spending heavily on the deployment of security agents against NNPP and its teeming members in Ogun State.

According to him, “It was reliably gathered that the Ogun State Governor is behind the invasion of our party’s state secretariat located at Fajol House beside Access Bank, Car Wash, Adatan, Abeokuta by security agents. I personally went to the state command of the Police and the DSS to lodge complaints, made explanations and clarifications, all of which entered the deaf ears of the security agents.

“No soothsayer is needed to know that the security agents are acting the script of Governor Dapo Abiodun. How can the DSS and the Police stop a national party like NNPP from holding its legitimate meetings? Where is our right of association and freedom of assembly?

“The duty of the Police and the DSS is to provide adequate security for members of our great party before, during and after its meetings.

“Three different judgements from courts of competent jurisdictions affirmed the legitimacy of the NNPP under the national leadership of Alhaji Abba Kawu Ali and Prince Ibrahim Adekunle as our Chairman in Ogun State. A court order was issued last year stopping the recalcitrant group made up of the expelled NNPP members from parading themselves as members of the Party. A high court in Kano State has also issued Form 48 on the same set of individuals whom GovernorAbiodun is using to cause disharmony in Ogun State NNPP.

“All these facts were made available to both the Police and the DSS, but unfortunately, they declined the acknowledgement simply because Abiodun is involved.

“We are using this medium to reach out to the Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call Governor Dapo Abiodun to order. In the same manner, we are calling on the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of DSS  to call both the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State state command as well as the Director the Ogun State command of the DSS to order. Their responsibility is to ensure adequate security for all in Ogun State, rather than allowing themselves to be manipulated by Governor Dapo Abiodun and his cohorts.

“New Nigeria People’s Party will not give in to any intimidation, oppression or humiliation from Governor Abiodun, who has a lot of urgent duties seeking his attention in the state as Governor.

“Southwest NNPP is using this medium to tell Governor Abiodun and the Commissioner For Justice in Ogun State to stay away from NNPP affairs completely. The purported interference in the activities of NNPP and the court case against the expelled individuals from NNPP by Governor Abiodun and the Commissioner for Justice in Ogun State is nothing but a misplaced priority, a ridiculous venture, and a waste of time and hard earned money of the state.”