Senator Sharafadeen Alli, the All Progressives Congress candidate for Oyo State governor in the 2027 election, has alleged that political rivals are backing groups of thugs to target his supporters.
Alli said Governor Seyi Makinde and Hon. Abimbola Adekanmbi were sponsoring the planned attacks. The claims were contained in a statement issued on Sunday night by Bisi Oladele, director of Alli’s campaign organisation.
Makinde is Oyo State’s sitting governor, with his second and final term due to expire in May 2027.
The APC candidate repeated the allegation that Makinde and Adekanmbi had enlisted hoodlums to attack people supporting his campaign.
The statement said members of the Park Management System were preparing to assault National Union of Road Transport Workers members who are aligned with Alli.
Alli also claimed that the groups intended to damage his election campaign materials.
He appealed to the Commissioner of Police to step in and avert violence ahead of, during and following the 2027 Oyo State governorship poll.
