Supporters of EKiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and House of Representatives member, Opeyemi Bamidele, resumed hostilities at the weekend at Iyin-Ekiti, venue of a burial reception for Chief Mrs Felicia Akinwumi, the mother of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Dipo.

At the event held on Friday, tension had risen at the reception venue when a male singer sang praises of Fayemi for second term after another woman had dedicated similar song to Bamidele, who is also nursing governorship ambition in 2014.

Supporters of the two gladiators were at the event.

The guests had exhibited some level of maturity until a leader of Oodua People’s Congress(OPC) Niyi Adedipe rudely burst into the stage which caused pandemonium.

Stones and other missiles were thrown from different directions which made people sustain various degrees of injuries.

APC secretariat at Iyin as well as Bamidele’s campiagn office at Bado-Ekiti were torched. It was not clear whether the OPC leader was formally invited to the event.

When journalists visited the campaign office of Bamidele at Basiri area of Ado- Ekiti, broken bottles litered the area and the louvre blades of the windows were broken. Also, the Ekiti Bibire Coalition flags were pulled down ostensibly by the thugs.

Speaking with journalists, the Director General of Bamidele Campaign office, Mr. Ropo Ige, accused Adedipe and the Special Assistant to the governor on internal security, Deji Adesokan, popularly known as Jaruu, of leading thugs to the party to attack the federal lawmaker.

Ige, who conducted newsmen round the vandalised secretariat, also alleged that the thugs carted some of their flags.

He said: “They (the thugs) because Bamidele was around and their aim was to cause confusion in order to create the impression that we are trouble makers.

Somebody broke a bottle of beer and splashed the content on the people sitting close to him in order to provoke us, but he kept his calm.”

He expressed disappointment that supporters of the lawmaker were not being given the needed security adding that it was not a crime for the lawmaker to have indicated his interest in the governorship.

Ige, who said the issue had been reported to the police, pleaded with the security agents to investigate the fracas with a view to ascertaining those behind it.

He recalled that this was not the first time the lawmaker would be attacked since he indicated his interest in the governorship.

In their different reactions, however, both Adesokan and Awe denied being the brains behind the crisis but Awe said Adedipe was at the ceremony on his invitation but did not say why he invited him.

Awe, who also took newsmen to the Ward A secretariat of the party at Iyin-Ekiti, also alleged that the party’s flags were pulled by Bamidele’s supporters.

He also said one Ayodeji Olofin was matchetted on the head by the lawmaker’s supporters.

Awe added: “ Is this why we sent him (Bamidele) to the national assembly? We thought he had put this kind of a thing behind him when he congratulated our leaders for coming up with the APC. It is unfortunate that we have people like him in the national assembly.”

Awe, who called for thorough investigation by the police, alleged that Bamidele’s supporters invaded the area with dangerous weapons to attack those at the event.


http://www.dailyindependentnig.com/2013/08/fayemi-bamidele-supporters-in-ekiti-clash-again/

Make una Kill unaself,Fayemi and Bamidele go still meet for the same Babalawo house later..FTC..Ope ni fun olorun Hubert Ogunde

So they couldn't capture what the OPC leader said actually that was rude?

Obiagelli: pathetic, in this day and age? Very shameful by the Apc in ekiti, very shameful.

On the contrary ma'am, this is how politics is played in Ekiti, same thing happens in PDP. It's an Ekiti State thing...people act on impulse.

the trillions they will loot when elected is what makes politics in Nigeria a do or die affair. if politics is sacrificing yourself and time for the citizenry as it should be, then we wont have selfish thugs hustling to be elected.

Hope no one died? It's all about politics anyway. Fighting won't solve anything. They should slug it out at the polls.

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Renewed hostilities in a funeral reception ... What happen to respecting the dead

Progressives indeed

Obiagelli:
wow that's even worse then, the elders of the state should curb this nonsense

elders that are corrupt shud curb them,pls tell me who shud dey curb?
fayemi whoz awarding dem contract or bamidele whoz giving them money .......

all of em are goat in sheep clothing

wetin consign me sef?

[color=#550000][/color] its very shameful...dey couldn't even respect the fact that a burial ceremony was going on....this is ekiti wia dey claim to be elites and sensible...I guess money makes pple foresake their genetic blueprint....loony

Clearing the way for labour party to take over ekiti.

Ok na

Darelee on Nairalee...jst a V.I.P spectactor...Shikena...#Lobatan.

apc will surely lose ekiti , i have said it one or two states from the south west will drop from apc or acn grips

Now that was some PRO-AGGRESSIVE stone throwed

They were infiltrated by PDP thugs posing as APC people.
APC has no thugs.
Area boys sef dem nor get.
So dem nor dey fight.

End of discussion!
Lobatan!!!

sarcastic mode.

Why is Fayemi too hostile to oppositions. This same Jaruu and his boys almost lynched I and my friends jst becos we were pasting Accord's Party posters at G.R.A,our car was damaged,my friend laptop carted away..inshort I ran lyk an antelope that day,i neva wan die,.infact slippers is still at the spot

Another Party of Criminals (A.P.C)

Children of the poor killing themselves while their children are in abroad schooling and working I hope the youths will learn their lessons and desist from this people

That Fayemi of a man looks like the least performing gov in APC and in the whole of S/W..... Who are the jobless supporters that clashing and because of greedy politicians and eulogizing them when their children are studying abroad and their wives shopping in London and Dubai? Can some Nigerians think at all?

I have come to the conclusion that no party is and never shall there be any party as great as our great party PDP. Just look at the opposition and all you see is sad commentary of democracy and clear mockery of party politics. After Tinubu warned Bamidele not to dare purchase the party ticket in Ekiti state, it has been one bloody attacks or the other on the person of Bamidele and his supporters. As usual, opposition bought over media would never report that. They re only interested in telling the world what El rufai said about GEJ, what Akande said to GEJ, what Tinubu, Buhari and Lai Mohammed said about PDP. Unless APC rigs in Ekiti, Oyo and Ogun, they will loose blind. The biggest problem with APC is their sanctimonious stance on every issue. It is only APC Governors that are working, nothing is happening in PDP states, yet Akwa Ibom is a wonder to behold, Rivers has done well, Enugu has done very well, Bayelsa is doing very fine, Kano is doing great just as Jigawa, Gombe without much media attention. Only PDP Governors and government officials are corrupt, that is APC's lie. Lai Mohammed has not responded to the fraud allegation agains Lagos speaker. Or is he not APC too? Are the two boko haram states of Borno and Yobe not among the progressives too ? Nobody hears that. PDP never denies that it has challenges both as a party and its personnel in government, but it always expresses optimism in surmounting them unlike Apc that claims it is all well with itself.

I thought they say Ekiti State has d most Educated people... Why are they allowing dis greedy peepz have their way As for Bamidele u wanna go against Jagaban abi We shall see... Fayemi will b formin grammarian buh we know all hin Thuglife...

Mofos, APC and PDP, I see no difference.

bhidex007: Why is Fayemi too hostile to oppositions. This same Jaruu and his boys almost lynched I and my friends jst becos we were pasting Accord's Party posters at G.R.A,our car was damaged,my friend laptop carted away..inshort I ran lyk an antelope that day,i neva wan die,.infact slippers is still at the spot

I thought they were progressives....
you for wait na, they just wanted to say hello....

Guy ur funny walahi

bhidex007: Why is Fayemi too hostile to oppositions. This same Jaruu and his boys almost lynched I and my friends jst becos we were pasting Accord's Party posters at G.R.A,our car was damaged,my friend laptop carted away..inshort I ran lyk an antelope that day,i neva wan die,.infact slippers is still at the spot

can't stop laughing...but why accord of all parties?

bhidex007: Why is Fayemi too hostile to oppositions. This same Jaruu and his boys almost lynched I and my friends jst becos we were pasting Accord's Party posters at G.R.A,our car was damaged,my friend laptop carted away..inshort I ran lyk an antelope that day,i neva wan die,.infact slippers is still at the spot

History neva repeats itself only pple do. At tyms it belies gud reasonin why d so-called PROGRESSIVES cnt distinguish demselv 4rm d corruption personified PDP? Must u pple alwz impose candidates? Ds guy wants 2contest, Fyn, let thr be a primary electn. Infact,am beginin 2bliv dt thr isnt any diffrnce btw all ds politicians self.

ravensckar: History neva repeats itself only pple do. At tyms it belies gud reasonin why d so-called PROGRESSIVES cnt distinguish demselv 4rm d corruption personified PDP? Must u pple alwz impose candidates? Ds guy wants 2contest, Fyn, let thr be a primary electn. Infact,am beginin 2bliv dt thr isnt any diffrnce btw all ds politicians self.

When we tell people that PDP is the most democratic party in nigeria they won't believe ,in PDP even if someone is anointed. He or whe will at least go for the party primaries