Police Disrupt Omisore's Rally in Osun

The Osun State Police Command  Sunday ordered the cancellation of the rally organised by the loyalists oa governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, and dispersed members of his campaign group within  the three  senatorial districts in the state

The police, who combed the Government Technical College, Osogbo, venue of the rally organised by the Omisore Youths Support Forum (OYSF) as early as 9.05a.m.,  disallowed the rally from holding at the college which was earlier booked for the event.

THISDAY a gathered that the police, numbering nine dispersed members of the OYSF who converged at the venue, a development which made the organisers of the rally to relocate to the volley ball court of the college where the rally was eventually held at about 12.30p.m.

The coordinator of OYSF in the state, Mr. Felix Fadipe, said  the principal of the college had approved the use of the college football field for the rally upon the payment of N20,000 by the organisation.

He said members of the group and other loyalists of Omisore who came from all the 30 local government areas of the state to solidarise with him were sent out of the venue by the police.
 

When the rally eventually took place, the police took position in strategic areas  at the college premises and their  vehicles were seen moving from time to time at the premises of the college.

Fadipe described the development as unpatrotic of the police saying  “We were denied the opportunity to organise a rally in our state in a democratic era. This shows intolerance on the part of the powers-that-be in the state.”

Also, the former Commissioner for Agriculture in the state, Chief Adekunle Alao, who condemned the development, said Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s days were numbered in the state, adding that Omisore would take over from Aregbesola come 2014.

He noted that the people of the state were hungry for a change in governance, and assured them that the PDP government of Omisore would change the scope of things in the state.

When contacted for her comments on the development, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs Flashade Odoro, said she would  investigate the matter and get back to journalists  on the matter.