The Labour Party has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ijesaland of destroying the campaign billboards of its candidate for the Ijesa South Federal Constituency in the 2023 general elections, Gideon Aloba.
Aloba claimed that his campaign posters in the four local governments of Ilesa East, Ilesa West, Atakunmosa East and Atakunmosa West have been coming under sustained coordinated attacks by sponsors who are members of the PDP.
The House of Representatives hopeful decried the politics of destruction, intimidation and violence in the area.
He complained that seven of his campaign billboards had been destroyed by the PDP supporters between Thursday evening and Friday morning.
“The PDP supporters destroyed two of my billboards on Ilesa East, another two in Atakunmosa West and one in Atakunmosa East local governments. Two of my small billboards were also uprooted at Ifewara and Igangan.
“Few months ago, some PDP thugs went to attack one of my supporters, Rabiu Ismaila and some other Labour Party members at Owode, Igangan and Olopon villages. We reported it to the police but nothing has been done till now,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Osun State Government had stated via a statement by Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke that the sudden resurgence of violence in the State is linked to the presence of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.
