….l will soon send you my press release, says Speaker
From Priscilla Ofunre, Ado-Ekiti
Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have alleged that the state’s Speaker of the House, Rt Hon. Funminiyi Afuye led a team of suspected party thugs who allegedly shot four members of the PDP, leading to the alleged killing of one, Kosadake Dotun.
A special adviser to Professor Olusola Eleka, the former deputy governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Seun Olusola, who alleged that four members of the PDP were shot during an alleged attempt by the APC to rig the polls, said: ” What happened was that while the poll was on going, in the process Speaker of the House, Hon. Funminiyi Afuye came with some thugs who brought out some already thumb printed ballot papers and wanted to stuff them into the ballot boxes, but the people there asked questions and wanted to resist them.
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One suspected thug (names withheld by us) that came in company of the speaker shots sporadically and the bullets hit four members of our party, the PDP. One person died in the process and as I am speaking with you, three of our members who with gunshots wounds have been brought to the state teaching hospital in Ado-Ekiti here”. The incident happened at the AUD, Araromi in Ikere-Ekiti.
Our member who was shot dead is Kosadake Dotun. Others who sustained gunshot wounds include: Ayeni Gbenga and Abiodun Bukola .
When the reporter called Rt Hon. Afuye to react to the allegation about 5pm on Saturday, the following conversation happened on phone:
Nigerian Xpress : Pls., sir, can you react to the allegation by a member of the PDP that you led some thugs to a polling centre who allegedly shot at some members of the opposition?
Afuye: I will soon send you my own reaction to the development.
Nigerian Xpress : Okay, but are you denying or confirming the allegation sir?
Afuye: I will soon send you my reaction.
