Oodua Peoples Congress on Friday alleged that there are plans by a Lagos politician to assassinate its National Coordinator, Otunba Gani Adams..
According to OPC, the plan follows the recent suspension of some erring members of the congress.
“This is to alert concerned Nigerians that after several failed attempts to remove the leader of the Odua Peoples Congress by expelled members of the Congress,security report at our disposal revealed that a top Lagos based politician has devised ways to create chaos sand attack the convoy of Otunba Gani Adams soon after the handover of Government to Gen. Buhari”, OPC said in a statement.
The statement was signed by its publicity secretary, Barrister Yinka Oguntimehin.
Oguntimeyin said that those planning to attack Adams have been getting huge funding from a Lagos-based politician.
According to the statement, “The plan is to make use of the media to publish negative stories on the person of Otunba Gani Adams, using a political party propaganda machinery which failed despite several sponsored negative stories on his person. They now want to create chaos by attacking the convoy of the National leader of the congress.
“A meeting held yesterday (Thursday) at the residence of Razak Balogun, (Sadam) an expelled member of the Congress,at Oloworo road,in Oworonsoki,Lagos, was attended by 35 grassroot members of a zone, where a decision was reached that a 3-man committee which include Hamza Adeshina (Biggy),Ranti Akande(Otepa) and Shina Akinpelu to monitor Otunba Gani Adams movement from his Festac town residence to his office and provide information as regards the day to day movement of Otunba Adams. We are also aware that the Lagos based politician has already distributed modern arms including AK-47 guns which was collected two days ago and delivered by Shina Akinpelu.”
The publicity said it had become imperative for it to “bring to the attention of the world, the sinister plot to eliminate Otunba Gani Adams and should the attempt fail or we repel the attack,they will feed the media with false information further claiming that OPC is made up of thugs and touts”.
