A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State loyal to former Commissioner for Finance, Chief Abiodun Ojo has raised an alarm over alleged plans by the other faction loyal to Smart Adeyemi to harass and intimidate a chairmanship aspirant in the forthcoming May 4, 2013 council polls in the area.
The aspirant is identified as Funsho Olumoko. The faction, in a press statement made available to journalists in Lokoja, the state’s capital, alleged that some desperate politicians had employed the services of some security agents to intimidate and harass Olumoko because of the fear that he may win the Ijumu chairmanship election.
According to the statement, all means, including frivolous petitions to the EFCC and other security agencies, are being employed to stop Olumoko from contesting. The statement therefore called on security agencies and the EFCC especially not to allow their organisations to be used to settle political scores.
