A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Gbenga Taiwo, has petitioned the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Frank Uba, over alleged physical attack and assault on him by the Chairman of the party in the local Government, Mr Bayo Balogun.
Taiwo, who is from the Ikija ward of the LGA is accusing the APC local Government Chairman of assault .
He alleged that the APC local Government party chairman along with his driver beat him ‘mercilessly’ for asking for his own share of the “logistics” sent to them by Governor Dapo Abiodun for the last governorship election in the state and he eventually landed in a hospital where he received treatment for the injuries they allegedly inflicted on him for two days.
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A copy of the doctor’s report is also attached to the petition.
Taiwo said the decision by the APC Local Government Chairman, Balogun to withhold the money sent to them by the Governor for logistics purpose resulted in the defeat the party suffered in the last goverorship poll in the state.
“That’s part of the reasons we lost to the opposition PDP. Some leaders in APC withheld the money by telling members that they’ll settle them after the last goverorship election in the state,” he said.
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
