The Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Governorship Campaign Organization has described the allegation by Olusola Oke that its governorship candidate has been given N7 billion by some federal Ministers as cheap blackmail and baseless.
The campaign team said Chief Olusola Oke has accepted defeat before the election because he knows that AD cannot fly in the coming election.
It added that Oke is only looking for ways to discredit the process before the election is conducted just the way he did after the APC governorship primary.
A statement issued by Chairman of the Campaign Research and Communication Committee, Mr. Soji Alakuro, said no amount of blackmail will stop the party from winning.
The statement reads, “It will be recalled that Oke and one of his main supporters were behind the crisis in APC before it was resolved.
”They intentionally painted the process of the September 3, APC primary as being fraudulent by asking journalists to interview Oke’s cook and one of his brother from Ilaje who pretended to be delegates.
”In the said interviews, they lied that they voted during the party primary and also claimed that Akeredolu gave them money to vote during the primary.
“They were declared wanted by the security operatives after Akeredolu officially laid a complaint on the allegation and after it was exposed to the whole world that they lied against our candidate.
“Oke is afraid because he believes that his political trick by running to AD to contest cannot change the mind of the electorate, who have made up their minds to vote for APC.
“We also challenge Oke to explain the source of his funds because we are aware of those governors oiling his campaign through their states resources.
“It is unfortunate that Oke, who raised the allegation that 7billion project had been diverted to the campaign of Akeredolu, failed to mention where the project will be cited in Owo and the kind of project that will be executed in that ancient community.
“Oke should be informed that the people of the state are aware his roles during the primary election and will never believe lies being spread by a man, who is desperate to rule the state.
”However, our party is not planning to rig the coming election as you all know that our candidate and party have absolute respect for rule of law.
”As at now, our candidate has visited over 30 villages in eight local governments out of 18 local councils soliciting for voting and also telling the people what they will benefit if they cast their votes him.
”In our political campaigns’ schedule, we are still going to visit the remaining communities in the 10 other local governments before on election day.”
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