Oyo PDP Calls On Police To Investigate Teslim Folarin

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State has asked the police to investigate the incident at the All Progressives Congress (APC) procession.

The procession of the APC was viciously attacked by hoodlums suspected to be on the payroll of the PDP and Chairman, Oyo State Park Management System (PMS) Mukaila Lamidi aka Auxiliary on Wednesday in Ibadan.

The Oyo PDP which called for the investigation revealed that the allegation by the APC and the attack had revealed more about the personality of Senator Teslim Folarin, the Oyo APC 2023 gubernatorial candidate.

Reacting to the issued statement by the Oyo Police Commissioner on Thursday which provided detailed information and clarity on the allegation by Folarin and Oyo APC, the PDP in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Akeem Olatunji stated that it has justified its fears about the level of desperation by the opposition and its ‘do-or die’ approach to the coming 2023 election.

"Folarin’s penchant for telling unbridled lies and maliciously fabricating falsehood to gain cheap political relevance has made him notoriously notable.

“Folarin’s alleged involvement in the yet-to-be-resolved gruesome murder case of former NURTW chairman in the state, Alhaji Eleweomo still remains fresh as evidence in our minds that the Senator is capable of anything and can do anything for his selfish political gains without recourse to consequences of his actions”, he added.

The party which accused Folarin of being culpable called on the state Commissioner of Police, Adebowale Williams and the Department of State Security Services (DSS) to immediately investigate the Senator whom the ruling party alleged of stockpiling arms ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The party stressed that Folarin has consistently been engaged in deliberate smear campaigns and unprovoked verbal attacks against the state Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde and some of the state government’s political appointees including the Chairman, Oyo State Park Management System (PMS), Mukaila Lamidi.

"Folarin brazenly brought out a sword and dangled it at his official governorship declaration signalling a call for war which constitutes a serious threat to state security, public peace and orderliness wondering what message the senator was sending across to his party faithful with the show of sheer brigandage such as publicly dangling such dangerous weapon."

Consequently, the ruling party said the unprecedented sector-by-sector achievements of Makinde in less than four years in office which has attracted national, continental, and global attention has shown opposition parties in the state, particularly the APC, that there is no vacancy at the Agodi Government House come 2023, which has further fueled desperation of the Senator and his party.

The party noted that it uncovered Folarin’s plans alongside the political strategy of the APC in Oyo State, which is to create political tension via the use of organised violence attacks at selected places and events and thereafter, alleging Governor Makinde and the PMS boss of masterminding them with a view to blackmail and discredit the PDP government ahead of the 2023 polls.