Thug removes Fayose’s cap at PDP rally in Ondo

• Ex-Ekiti gov blames Makinde, George

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, was assaulted in Ondo town on Wednesday at a campaign rally organized by the Peoples Democratic Party for the state governorship election holding on Saturday October 10.

Fayose was making his way to the podium at the campaign ground when a thug moved towards him and removed his cap

Reacting to the incident through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, the former governor accused the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, and a former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Bode George, of masterminding the assault.

He added that despite the shameful act, the former Ekiti governor would not stop saying the truth concerning the running of the party in the South-West zone.

He said he will make formal report of the assault to the security agencies and the party’s relevant authorities.

He said, “That’s how late Chief Bola Ige’s cap was removed in Ile Ife, Osun State, then and we all know what happened later.

“So this one will not be ignored and treated as one of those things. The masterminds had it all planned and they followed it up by celebrating what they saw as the success of their plot. They even capped it up by circulating the video.

“So it was not an accident, it was planned. But those who planned it only succeeded in advertising their political myopism because popularity of the brand Ayo Fayose, Osokomole cannot be rubbished by such childish act. That they must have seen in the reaction of the people at the rally and I am sure they know that they can’t get such loud ovation even if they spend all the money in this world.

“As for me, I am unperturbed and I must say it clearly that those new comers to the PDP and their old allies, who won’t mind soiling the image of the party to achieve their aims will not be allowed to succeed.”

Governor Makinde and Bode George were yet to respond to the allegation as of the time of publishing the report.