Minister of
Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday condemned attack on
Abdulraheem Olawuyi, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of
Representatives candidate for this Saturday’s bye-election for
Irepodun/Ekiti/Isin and Oke-Ero federal constituency in Kwara.
The
minister, who described the attack as unfortunate, said the party will work
with relevant agencies to ensure free, fair and credible election on Saturday
with adequate security before, during and after the election.
Said the
minister: “You can see from the enthusiasm and the vibrancy of this crowd. Some
governorship rallies cannot match what we have here today.
“No cause
for alarm because security is guaranteed, we are aware of an attack on our
candidate during his tour of constituency.
“This shows
the opposition’s desperate attempt but I challenge them to try it again,”
Muhammed said.
Earlier, the
Chairman of the party in the state, Bashir Bolarinwa, said APC is very much
prepared for the election.
“Our
preparations can be attested to by the crowd here today. In our own case, we
have not imported anybody, what we have here today are the real electorate.
“We have
done all we have to do and we have put in place all necessary apparatus to win
the election and we are sure that come Saturday, we are winning ” Bolarinwa
said.
Olawuyi said
he is 80 percent sure of victory at the Saturday bye-election.
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