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PDP Debunks Involvement In Oyetola’s Wife Convoy Attack

The Osun State branch of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has denied any involvement in the attack on the state’s first lady, Kafayat Oyetola, and her convoy.

In an earlier report from BRANDNEWSDAY, it was revealed that the convoy was attacked on Friday in the Owode district of the state, injuring some of the First Lady’s attendants.

The Osun PDP, however, said that Mrs. Oyetola’s guard allegedly initiated the altercation by assaulting a truck driver whose vehicle was obstructing the path.

This information was given in a statement headlined “How First Lady’s Escorts Beat Up Truck Driver, Sparking Public Reaction-Osun PDP,” which was made public on Saturday by Oladele Bamiji, the Osun PDP’s communications director.

“We are astonished to hear this morning’s report on the fruitless attempt by the office of the outgoing First Lady to hide the reckless behavior of her escort who beat up a truck driver near Owode, sparking public outrage against her entire convoy,” the statement stated.

Eyewitness reports indicate that yesterday was Owode Ede market day, thus the route was as predicted busy.

“A truck had a problem smack in the center of the road, and the driver was trying to fix it.
“That was the point the First Lady’s convoy arrived at the scene and instead of helping to clear the traffic hold up , the security operatives around the First Lady pounced on the truck driver, beating him to a state of stupor.

“Realising the outcome of their criminal misadventure, the operatives rushed the driver to the hospital after the former had slumped. It was at this point that people around the market angrily reacted, pelting the convoy with stones and others.

“Eye witness accounts further revealed that as at the time the convoy was attacked, the angry crowd were not even aware of who was in the convoy until reinforcement was sent to the scene from Government House with sporadic shootings.

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“We have gone this far with the details of the incident to strongly deny allegations that PDP thugs were responsible for the self-inflicted attacks on the convoy of the First Lady.

“As a party, we have no Asiri Eniba or Rashid Oko Ilu as the First Lady’s family actively nurtured before, during and after the election.

“PDP is a people’s party whose members will never harass and molest innocent citizens whose only crime was pursuing their daily needs under an economy recklessly battered by the First Lady’s party.

“We call on the First Lady to apologise to the truck driver who was inhumanly treated. It is not enough to rush him to the hospital. The First Lady should atone for the sins of his overzealous escorts unless she was responsible for the directive to beat up the innocent driver.

“Instead of blaming the PDP, we call on officials of the outgoing government to be mindful of their interface with the people of Osun state. Our people have been badly governed with harsh economic pains under a clearly inhuman administration.

“It is unacceptable and reprehensible for a First Lady and her team to assault a citizen and turn round to blame the opposition.”

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