Ekiti state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Paul Omotosho, has raised alleged threat to his life over protracted obaship tussle.
Omotosho alleged that there was a plot to ‘assassinate’ him as a result of a publication by Agunsoye Ruling House indicting him of plotting to impose his anointed candidate, against the choice of the town.
He said: “It is an incontrovertible fact that the widespread allegation against our clients is willfully targeted at injuring, maligning and smearing and dragging in the mud the hard-earned reputation, integrity and reputable household name built over the years.
“It is even to our client’s utmost chagrin and irksome consternation that our client, who is not in any way whatsoever involved or did anything capable of interfering with the statutory responsibilities and duties of the king makers of Imesi-Ekiti, could be a subject of horrendous, disparaging and defaming statement of Prince Adu Fasunlade and Prince Sesan Aladesanmi.
“As a result of the defamatory publication, our clients has suffered unquantifiable pecuniary, psychological loses. He now lives in fear of the hatred, ridicule, harm and attack in Imesi-Ekiti.
“This situation has also been heightened with the growing restiveness and enthronement of a state of anomie in the community consequent upon the continued and unabated instigation of the aforesaid defamatory publication.
“It is our understanding of the law and unscathed position of the extant laws that the above narrated actions of the Head, Agunsoye Ruling House, Prince Adu Fasunlade and Secretary, Prince Sesan Aladesanmi and their cohorts can best be described as threat to life, conduct likely to breach peace and criminal defamation of our clients.
“It is in view of these facts that we implore and urge you to use your good office to intervene in the matter by investigating, arresting and bringing to book Prince Fasunlade and Prince Aladesanmi and their cohorts and to curb the excesses of these hoodlums and criminal elements whose actions are capable of breaching the peace of the land.”