Ekiti APC Candidate, Oyebamiji’s Group, Warns against Politicising Ikire Killing

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo

The Governorship Election Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), has cautioned the Accord Party against politicising the recent killing in Ikire, insisting that security agencies should be allowed to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.

In a statement  by the Co-chairman, Print, Media and Publicity Committee of the AMBO Governorship Election Campaign Council, Mogaji Kola Olabisi, weekend, the APC described attempts to link its members to the death of Eluyera Kolade, alleged to be the son of an Accord Party women leader in Irewole Local Government Area, as “frivolous, fabricated and misleading.”

The opposition party accused the Accord Party and supporters of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election bid of spreading falsehoods aimed at gaining political advantage ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election.

According to the statement, the APC maintained that violence and political brigandage had never been part of its political culture, stressing that its governorship candidate, Oyebamiji, remained a peaceful politician who could not be associated with acts of violence.

While sympathising with the family of the deceased, the party called on the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the killing and ensure that anyone found culpable is brought to justice.

The APC further alleged that the Accord Party had continued to exploit the incident for political propaganda, urging members of the party to cooperate fully with investigators.

The statement also referenced a recent allegation involving Adeleke’s relative, Adebayo Adeleke, popularly known as B-Red, claiming that police investigations had already dismissed accusations against APC members as false.

The party recalled the killing of former APC chieftain, Honourable Remi Abass, in Ikire, alleging that political hoodlums linked to the then Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), now aligned with the Accord Party, were responsible for the incident.