Oba Darasimi
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Kayode Fayemi of being responsible for rising crime in the state following what it described as lukewarm attitude to governance which had caused a spike in insecurity.
Besides, the PDP categorically stated that the kidnapping of a popular petroleum dealer, Alhaji Sulaiman Akinbami, which occurred on Sunday evening on the premises of the victim’s petrol station in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital was a major danger signal as the state was gradually becoming not habitable to residents.
But in a swift, Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications, Segun Dipe, noted that the business of security should be taken serious by every residents, adding that government would continue to provide the needed support to the security agencies in protecting lives and property.
He said: “Let me first and foremost say that security is everybody’s duty and job. It starts from the family and individuals. Government can only put security checks in some places because of security threats.
“Government will continue to do its best but saying we are not doing enough is not correct or holding us responsible. Government has put a lot of measures in place and don’t forget that security is also personal, you must first protect yourself. I can assure you that the state government will continue to fish out the bad eggs among us in the society.”
The PDP had said in a statement issued yesterday by its Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju, that “It is sad and shameful that while Alhaji Akinbami was being kidnapped right in his business premises yesterday, Fayemi that he laboured and funded to enthrone as Governor of Ekiti State was nowhere near the state.”
PDP went on: “That Alhaji Akinbami could be kidnapped right in the heart of Ado Ekiti, the State capital is a clear indication that security of lives and properties of Ekiti people is no longer guaranteed even in their bedrooms.
“It should be recalled that even on December 25, 2020, when Christmas was being celebrated, the bandits operated unhindered in Isan Ekiti, Fayemi’s hometown, abducting one Ajayi Happy Okunola.
“It is also more worrisome that all these are happening under a governor who claimed to hold PhD in War Studies, and we begin to wonder what manner of PhD holder in War Studies will be governor of a State where people are kidnapped left, right and center.
“It is either Governor Fayemi is not responsible enough, is grossly incompetent or he is simply looking the other way while Ekiti people are being kidnapped by bandits so that those he believed can make him either President or Vice-President in 2023 can adjudge him as being politically correct.
“Now, the bandits have been further emboldened by Governor Fayemi’s tacit approval of their criminal activities with his non-challant attitude as they have moved their kidnapping business into the heart of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. This to us is a danger signal and a clear sign that no one is safe in the state.
“We therefore call on well-meaning Ekiti people to beg Governor Fayemi to perform the major function of his office by protecting the lives and properties of the people before bandits will begin to enter houses to abduct people in the state.”
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