LEADERSHIP of the All Progressives
Congress (APC), on Thursday, chided the Department of State Services (DSS) and
comments of its spokesperson, Ms Marilyn Ogar, over the arrest of the acting
national publicity secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in the course
of the recently concluded governorship election in Osun State.
The party, in a statement by
Mohammed, described the arrest as showing “crass partisanship and
unprofessional conduct.”
In particular, the party rubbished
the “loitering” defence for the action of the DSS by spokesperson for the
agency, Ms Ogar, noting that the constitution of the Federation Republic of
Nigeria guaranteed freedom of movement.
“On what basis is Ms Ogar questioning
what the APC’s national publicity secretary was doing in Osun, when the same
fellow has not questioned the presence of Musiliu Obanikoro, Chris Uba and the
likes in the same state, or are those people from Osun State? Was it not
publicly announced that the APC was moving its headquarters to Osun to give
support for Governor Rauf Aregbesola?” the party questioned
It further described as lies,
allegation by Ms Ogar that the party tried to bribe the DSS with N14 million
before the August 9 election, wondering why the DSS did not arrest the official
who offered the alleged bribe.
The party described the allegation as “chief blackmail,” positing that the election in Osun showcased the party’s commitment to upholding democracy in Nigeria
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