The official campaign vehicle of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the upcoming Ekiti State poll, Ayo fayose, was on Monday attacked in Ado-Ekiti.
The attack, which took place on Monday afternoon, occurred just opposite the Ekiti State Government House.
The All Progressives Congress is in power in Ekiti State.
The government is headed by Governor Kayode Fayemi, who is seeking a second term in office.
Fayose, was, however, not in the vehicle when the attack was carried out.
But his spokesperson, Idowu Adelusi, told The Eagle Online on the telephone that the thinking of the attackers was that Fayose was in the vehicle.
The Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation, in a statement, described as animalistic, barbaric and condemnable, the attack on the convoy of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ayodele Fayose, at Fajuyi Roundabout, Ado-Ekiti, by thugs of the All Progressives Congress.
The AFCO Director of Media and Publicity, Chief Gboyega Aribisogan, said in a statement on Monday, that APC thugs attacked Fayose’s personal vehicle at about 1pm at Fajuyi Park in Ado-Ekiti, believing that the PDP candidate was in the vehicle.
Aribisogan said the thugs ran into the Government House immediately they carried out the attack.
While alleging that the Governor Kayode Fayemi-led APC government in the state had concluded plan to attack any gathering of PDP supporters in the state, the AFCO spokesperson said a meeting was held on Saturday, where it was concluded that henceforth, “no PDP gatherings must be allowed in the State.”
He said the attack on PDP members in Efon-Alaaye and Otun-Ekiti on Sunday and Monday’s attack on Fayose’s vehicle was an aftermath of the APC devilish plot.
Calling on the Police and other security agencies in the state to curb the criminal activities of Fayemi and his thugs, AFCO said: “The rate at which law abiding residents of Ekiti State are being attacked by the APC thugs calls for serious concern, and if nothing is done urgently, anarchy looms in the State.
“On Saturday, APC thugs’ unleashed terror on African Independent Television (AIT) crew in Ikere-Ekiti, destroying the television station’s Outside Broadcasting Van, Camera, vehicles and other equipment.
“Today, the thugs attacked Fayose’s personal vehicle at Fajuyi roundabout, Ado-Ekiti, thinking that he (Fayose) was in the vehicle.
“If our security agents fail to do something about these APC thugs now, we might not be able to restrain our supporters from defending themselves and the result will definitely be anarchy, which we don’t pray for.”
