By Our Correspondent Ibadan
Palpable fear of an alliance against the Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress(APC) by some parties in the state is causing sleepless nights for many candidates of APC in the Pacesetter State.
Chieftains of the other parties took the decision during the week in order to check mate the alleged violence being sponsored by the ruling party which was accused of disrupting the campaigns and rallies of other parties.
At Ojoo area of Ibadan early last week,the APC supporters were alleged to have disrupted the campaigns of the Peoples Democratic Party
Also,three people were reported to have been killed at Igbo Oora during a clash between supporters of APC and Zenith Labour Party
The Governorship candidate of PDP Engineer Seyi Makinde recently called on the state Police Command to intensify efforts towards curbing thuggery in the state. adding that the trend should not be allowed during the election
The APC has denied being behind hooliganism in the State adding that the other candidates were calling dogs a bad name in order to hang it.
Meanwhile,the gubernatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in the State, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu has declared that no amount of alliance or merger by the opposition political parties in the state will stop his victory in the election billed to take place on Saturday, 2nd March.
Adelabu made this declaration in a statement by Dr. Bayo Busari, a copy which was made available to our reporter on Tuesday in Ibadan, the state capital.
Our correspondent recalls that major opposition parties in the state on Monday while declaring that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is jittery of imminent defeat it will suffer in the elections, promised work together as one team to defeat all candidates of the ruling party in the elections.
The political parties, among whom are the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Action Democratic Party (ADP), Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Alliance for Democracy (AD) said recent events have shown the APC to be jittery of the imminent loss staring it in the face.
The opposition parties, in a statement issued under the platform of forum of director's general of campaign organisations of various opposition political parties in Oyo state, alleged that series of attacks on opposition parties being perpetrated by agents of the state government in power are becoming worrisome and can no longer be tolerated.
But, Adelabu while reacting declared that "a merger, as being proposed among the opposition candidates cannot stop his emergence as the next governor of the state".
Busari in the statement issued on behalf of Adelabu said that it was unfortunate that opposition candidates were busy beating around the bush when Adelabu was traversing the nook and cranny of the state.
He said, “We make bold to say that while members of the opposition in the state were engaging in discussing the person of Chief Adelabu, he has been busy engaging interest groups and the people of the state, intimating them with the major policies that his government was going to embark on immediately he is sworn in, to make live more meaningful for them.
“Members of the opposition, having seen the writing clearly on the wall have now gone into the panic mode, tinkering with an idea of aligning to confront Chief Adelabu.
“Their move is belated as it is coming when the good people of Oyo State have taken a decision to have the APC candidate as the next governor of the state,he Saud
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