PDP guber candidate, Oluyede says he’s wary of Ekiti police fairness ahead of election

​Oluyede also disclosed that he has no political “godfather”, insisting that the people of Ekiti are his boss.

​By Kehinde Okeowo

​Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has expressed a lack of confidence in the state police command as presently constituted.

​He made his feelings known on Thursday while appearing as a guest on the Channels Television programme, ‘Politics Today’.

​Speaking ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in the state, Oluyede also claimed he has no political godfather, adding that the people of the state are his boss.

​“The truth about it is on record. Everybody knows that the godfather I have is the people themselves.

​“The people have to believe in the hope that I have a record of investment in this state. In the history of this state, I’m the only person at this time trusting the state to think that we can invest in this state.

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​“I have invested my money, my time, and my energy to say things can be different.”

​The medical practitioner further expressed doubt regarding the neutrality of the police in the state and alluded to how they handled an incident that took place in his local government area, Ikere-Ekiti.

​Oluyede added, “I am very wary and suspicious of the fairness of the present police force in Ekiti.

​“In situations where your supporters are being arrested for reasons that you don’t know and they can’t explain, and when you have situations, on the other hand, where we have agents of the APC in my hometown attacking people with machetes and they are not arrested, then we need to question that.”