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Yoruba group raises alarm over PDP’s alleged plot to scuttle Amotekun’s operations

 

…your allegation senseless, ridiculous – Peretei

Adewale Momoh, Akure

A group, Yoruba Youth Indigenous Movement (YYIM), has raised the alarm over an alleged move by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State  to undermine the operations of the Southwest Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun, for political gains.

According to the group, the PDP is  using a former governor against the establishment of the  outfit.

The coordinator of the group, Lawal Adekola, in a statement  on Monday,  alleged that the PDP through the former governor had negotiated with some northerners to discredit Amotekun and as well weaken it operations by instigating the people against the outfit.

Adekola said: “We have watched with consternation, the deliberate attempt to scuttle the gains recorded on Amotekun so far. Let us put on record that we have it on good authority that the PDP through a former governor has negotiated off Amotekun for political gains.

“Despite our collective desire to produce the next President  in the South, the former governor has been going round scheming on how to emerge as vice presidential candidate of the party, thereby indirectly selling us out.

“More so, the operations of Amotekun have been a huge success so far and it is now considered a public good, irrespective of political party or background.

“We have it on good authority that the former governor has vowed to use the instrumentality of the PDP in the state to discredit Amotekun and ensure that the people lose confidence in the security outfit. This, among others, was one of the conditions that given to the former governor to impress the PDP northern power brokers. The ex-governor is desperately looking for their support.

“We will love to plead with politicians to desist from using whatever serve as public good for their dirty politics.

“It smacks off nothing but irresponsibility to descend so low into selling the good of your people for your personal political gains. We dare say, the former governor has become the Alimi of today’s Yoruba nation. We shall henceforth mobilise ourselves to resist him.

“We warn, leave Amotekun operations out of your political attacks. I think it is also important we let the good people of Ondo State know that the recent frequent outburst and attacks from the stable of the PDP Publicity Secretary are all parts of the former governor’s plans to impress the Power-that-be in the PDP that he is capable of putting up strong opposition in the state. But this has come with a cost of undermining our public good.”

But the  Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, Kennedy Peretei, said: “The allegation is unfounded, ridiculous and senseless. The questions we raised about Amotekun in Ondo State were not addressed.

“The group is just trying to play an ethnic card, which is very unfortunate. We need not respond to persons whose mouths are controlled by their stomachs.”

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