Lagos PDP Demands Oba Akiolu’s Suspension

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State has called for the immediate suspension of the Oba of Lagos, HRM Rilwan Akiolu, till after the governorship and state House of Assembly elections in the state.

The party, which tasked Governor Babatunde Fashola to effect the suspension of the first-class monarch, said it was necessary in order to guarantee free, fair and credible elections in the state on Saturday.

Disclosing this in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Lagos PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr. Taofik Gani, the party noted that it had also alerted the security agencies to hold the monarch responsible for any attack on non-indigenes or PDP members in the state.

PDP, which is the major opposition party in the state, regretted the silence of Governor Fashola on the matter more than 48 hours after the inflammatory statement and threat to life were made, stressing that it suggests that the monarch acted on behalf of the state government.

According to the statement, “The governor is thus a conspirator in this threat to life and must also be held accountable for any violence in these elections. We have been vindicated about the desperation of the APC to retain Lagos State at all cost, including the All Progressives Congress’ plan not to concede its imminent defeat on April 11.

“The positions of the PDP are coming on the heels of the now viral threat issued by the Oba of Lagos to Igbos that they must vote for the APC Governorship Candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode, or be drowned in Lagos waters,” it said.

source: dailypostng