2027: Yayi warns against attacks on APC candidates, destruction of billboards

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Ogun APC governorship candidate, Solomon Adeola (Yayi), has warned against attacks on party candidates and the destruction of campaign materials ahead of 2 Read More:…

The 2027 All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ogun State and senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, has warned against attacks on APC candidates and the destruction of their campaign materials, including billboards and posters.

Adeola said the ruling party would no longer tolerate political violence, destruction of campaign materials and other acts of intimidation against its candidates and supporters.

The senator, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Kayode Odunaro, on Sunday, stated this during the inauguration of 357 ward and local government coordinators of the APC across the state in Yewa South Local Government Area.

The inauguration and distribution of vehicles were witnessed by the Ogun State Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele; former deputy governors, Alhaja Salmot Badru and Segun Adesegun; the Minister of State for Health, Dr Kunle Salako; Senator Lekan Mustapha; the Director-General of the Ogun State APC Presidential and Gubernatorial Campaign Council, Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka; among others.

The governorship candidate urged political actors and their supporters to abide by the rule and embrace peaceful political participation as political activities gathered momentum ahead of the 2027 elections.

“I condemn the reported attacks on APC candidates and campaign materials. It should be noted that no individual or political group has a monopoly of violence.

“Nobody has a monopoly of violence. Stoning candidates and their supporters, and destroying APC candidates’ posters and billboards, will no longer be tolerated. Nobody is above the law,” he said.

The senator stressed that attacks on President Bola Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima and other APC candidates must stop, warning that the party would not condone further acts of political aggression.

Adeola explained that the number of ward coordinators had been increased from 236 to 357 following an assessment of the peculiarities and…

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