- The Democratic Party (ADP) claims that the alleged threat was made by Joe Igbokwe of the APC during a television programme
- The ADP wants the police commissioner in Lagos and other security agencies to be aware of the alleged threat
- The party says it is considering necessary steps including going to court over the alleged threat
- Igbokwe reacts by calling Gbadamosi a dangerous character and warning ADP to avoid making the mistake of fielding him in 2019
The Action Democratic Party (ADP), in Lagos state has raised an alarm over what it described as a death threat on the life of its aspirant, Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, popularly known as BOG on a live television show.
The party accused the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Joe Igbokwe, of making the threat.
The opposition party said Gbadamosi was on Standpoint, a political programme on Television Continental (TVC) on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at about 1:30 pm alongside Joe Igbokwe and Gloria Okolugbo, the APC gubernatorial aspirant in Delta state and they were responding to series of questions concerning Nigerian politics ahead of 2019.
“Joe Igbokwe in his usual locquaicious manner interrupted BOG when a question about political development in Lagos and Nigeria was asked by the anchor. Instead of addressing the issues, Igbokwe jumped into name calling, blackmailing and assassination threat on Babatunde,” the ADP said in a statement to journalists on Sunday, September 2.
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The statement issued by Prince Adelaja Adeoye, said the ADP was calling on the Lagos state commissioner of police, Imohimi Edgal, the Department of State Services (DSS), and all the relevant security agencies to note the death threat issued by the APC spokesperson against its governorship aspirant.
The party warned that nothing must happen to Gbadamosi, his family and associates or any of its members before, during and after the 2019 elections.
It also declared that the APC should be held responsible for any breakdown of law and order in Lagos state, because of the alleged death threats even before the commencement of 2019 elections.
The party said Igbokwe may have resorted to the threat because he can see the handwriting on the wall, regarding the impending defeat that awaits his party.
The ADP stressed further that it is instructive to note that Joe Igbokwe may have just let out the plans of his party against the opposition as the 2019 governorship election in Lagos draws closer.
The party added that its members are law abiding and would take all the necessary steps including legal means concerning this alleged threat by Joe Igbokwe.
The party also reminded Igbokwe that Gbadamosi never held any elective or nominative position in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from which he defected to the ADP.
It therefore wondered where Igbokwe’s allegation that he ran from the PDP after embezzling funds in the party for 16 years came from adding that the allegation would not be treated with kid gloves.
The ADP has challenged Igbokwe to quickly provide evidence or be dragged to court in the coming days.
ADP said it would like to make it abundantly clear, demanding the public to take note of the activities of the political opportunists, miscreants and thugs who are ready to do dirty jobs for their benefactors, that all the politically motivated killings in Lagos will not be swept under the carpet inclusive of that of Engr Funsho Williams, Dipo Dina and others.
However, in an email response to NAIJ.com’s enquiry, Igbokwe said he never knew Gbadamosi could go to the extent of abusing other Nigerians who are not Yoruba until they met during the show.
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Igbokwe said: “I did not know that this man has been habouring this horrible misgiving against me for ages until he met me to vent his anger and hate. We had met before at Channels TV where he came near to fighting me for expressing my opinion.
“He coulf not figure out why I have to come from the east to serve in Lagos. I have seen ethnic bigotry before but the one displayed by Babatunde Gbadamosi today exposed the man who wants to rule the metropolitan Lagos as nothing but a dangerous man full of primordial sentiments and ethnic preoccupation.
“I understand he is fond of walking out on TV stations because he cannot control his terrible temperament and emotions. ADP should not make the mistake of fielding thus dangerous character but get a more saner person. Such an ugly character!!!”
NAIJ.com earlier reported how ahead of the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suffered a major setback as Babatunde Gbadamosi, one of its strong members in Lagos, dumped the political organisation.
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