Two
violent deaths have been recorded in Ondo State with less than 24 hours
to the governorship election in the South-west state.
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As preparation for the Ondo governorship election reaches climax,
there are reports of an outbreak of violence in Owo, Ondo State, which
has led to the death of two persons.
An eyewitness account told Channels Television on Friday, that the
fight erupted between supporters of two major political parties running
for Saturday’s governorship election.
Apart from the two who were killed, several houses were said to have been burnt during heavy fighting also on Thursday night.
According to the All Progressives Congress, (APC), “the attack was meant to provoke violent reaction” from its members, “to cause break down of law and order, to give INEC an excuse to postpone tomorrow’s election”.
The People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), on the other hand, has
accused the APC of championing the shooting and the killing of two
people, just to create the impression that the PDP is fueling violence.
Meanwhile the state Governor, Mr Olusegun Mimiko, has again called
on INEC to postpone the elections, saying that the candidate of the PDP,
Eyitayo Jegede was only upheld as the party’s candidate barely 48 hours
ago.
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