We are aware of Bamidele’s antics – APC

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has said that it was aware of the antics of a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, popularly known as MOB, to unleash violence in the state and weaken the security apparatus.
The APC said the reported arrest, on Friday, of two roughnecks believed to be working for him, has further vindicated the party’s position that Bamidele should be held responsible for the introduction of violence to the politics of the state.
A statement on Sunday by the Director of Publicity and Media of the party, Segun Dipe, stated that Bamidele’s antics of masterminding crisis, maiming and killing APC faithful and people of the state was being checkmated through government’s provision of security as well as the alertness of the security agencies to their duties.
The party noted the various politicians and political parties in the state had been going about their political activities in very peaceful and responsible manner devoid of any allegation of molestation before Bamidele and his men started introducing violence into the politics of the state, using imported thugs from neighbouring states.
According to the statement: “The reported arrest of two political roughnecks working for MOB, Mr. Oyediran Afolabi and Mr. Oluwafemi Sunday who allegedly forced their way into the home of Mr Deji Adesokan one of the aides of Governor Kayode Fayemi, with the intention of assassinating him as assigned, did not come as a surprise to us.”
“The two men, who came from Akure and are now in the police net reportedly had in their call logs three calls made to Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele that evening, plus the ones made to one “Bullet,” one “Idajo” and one “Butcher.” They are also said to possess the phone number of the governor of a neighbouring state.”
“We saw this coming. We had sensitized and will continue to sensitize our party faithful and the good people of Ekiti to be watchful and alert to the fact that they have a son who now exhibits the traits of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and is ready to apply the strategies of Macbeth (killing and maiming) to get to the top of his political career. He keeps importing thugs from neighbouring states into Ekiti to unleash mayhem on the same people he aspires to govern.”
“Now that the breeze has blown and we have seen the romp of the fowl, their acts are becoming predictable, there is nothing else to do than to keep tightening the noose against the Bamidele-led mobsters and keep nabbing them before they carry out their nefarious acts.”
“MOB’s intention is to make the state ungovernable for the APC government either by kidnapping, maiming and killing, or by creating an atmosphere of crisis and confusion like it happened to the people of Emure Ekiti in other to justify his ambition to become a governor. We will continue to checkmate him and others with just evil intention. We hope that the sharp eyes of the security operatives will also keep fishing them out even before they commit the atrocities.”
The party recalled the alarm raised by Bamidele’s Labour Party that the Governor John Kayode Fayemi-led APC administration in the state has turned Ekiti State to a police state.
The statement added: “Our response remains that we will continue to do more in the area of security in other to keep check-mating the dastardly acts of MOB and his ilk.
“We are sure that Governor Fayemi will stop at nothing to ensure that his reign of peace is not decimated by the MOB antics. We are sure that our discerning people will now see the seriousness in our sensitizing them to the doom which Bamidele portends. And we are sure that the police and other security agencies will continue to maintain law and order in the state. Our strategy is focused on ensuring that APC as the fastest growing party in Africa today, is further rooted in Ekiti and that it continues to live in the heart of the people as the ally they can trust and hold accountable all the time. We are serving the good people of Ekiti, not MOB and his gang. Labour Party is unknown to Ekiti people as a serious party, yet they now want to gain popularity by doing the negative. This is what the people must resist.”