The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State has strongly condemned the alleged assassination attempt on Wakeel Nurudeen Iyanda Alowonle, the Chairman of the Osun State Transport Management System, OSTMS.
The party in a statement by Sunday Bisi, its chairman, also called for the immediate prosecution of Moses Lohor, the head of the Osun State Police Command Anti-Kidnapping Squad and members of his team for shooting Alowonle late on Monday night.
Bisi described the incident as a deliberate escalation of political violence and intimidation orchestrated by thoughtless forces working for the APC.
He also noted that the act came immediately after the pronouncement made by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Umar Ganduje in Akure, Ondo State shortly after the governorship election.
Ganduje had stated that the APC would wrestle power from the PDP in Oyo and Osun States.
