Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, said the Presidency is aware of a plot by some people in authority to cause mayhem during Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in Ogun State.
Osinbajo said this when he addressed political rallies for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Kuto, Itoku, Lafenwa and Panseke markets in Abeokuta, the state capital.
Governor Ibikunle Amosun, who won a return bid to the Senate, on February 23, to represent Ogun Central, is of the APC but is supporting his associates and governorship candidate on the platform of the Allied People’s Movement (APM).
There have been reports of violent clashes involving the two parties.
“Security reports reaching the presidency indicated that some people in a position of higher authority in the state have been threatening fire and brimstones to unleash mayhem, thereby discouraging the electorate from coming out on coming Saturday,” the vice president said.
Osinbajo, however, assured the people of the state that the presidency was up to the task in discouraging the premeditated attack.
He urged the people to discountenance the threat, stressing that provision of security is the exclusive preserve of the Federal Government.
“We will do all humanly possible, within the ambit of the law, to provide adequate security for all and sundry on and after the coming Governorship and State House of Assembly elections in the state. So, don’t panic as we are up to the task ahead.
“The coming governorship election in Ogun state is very crucial and we should all come out and vote,” Osinbajo told the people.