Governor Seyi Makinde 2023 Campaign Council has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be alert and on guard, saying checks showed that some unscrupulous opposition elements are planning to attack its facilities within the state.
It said the disgruntled opposition elements were plotting some evil deeds to thwart the will of the people of Oyo State in the 2023 general election.
The chairman of the Media Council, Prince Dotun Oyelade, who revealed this yesterday, declared, however, that the untoward pattern of setting fire to INEC facilities, which jittery but desperate opposition politicians, who were afraid of their impending defeat in 2023 had resorted to would not be condoned in Oyo State.
He warned disgruntled opposition elements in the state not to embark on destruction of PVCs, ballot boxes and other electoral materials, saying that would not save them from the impending and resounding loss awaiting them at the polls in 2023.
The Campaign Council stated that the alarm became imperative going by how opposition elements, especially of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had been showing desperation over the coming polls.
The council called on INEC to beef security around all its facilities in Oyo State, adding that the opposition must know that embarking on such disruptions in the wake of next year’s gubernatorial election cannot stop the re-election of Governor Makinde, who is the most popular candidate.
“Having noticed the untoward and ignoble development of perpetrating arson against INEC facilities by unscrupulous elements in the society, we would like to warn the opposition in Oyo State not to even think of carrying out such heinous crime, as it cannot save them from losing the forthcoming election,’’ he said.
