Oyo PDP to police: Prosecute Ajimobi’s wife over war threat

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The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on security agencies to invite the wife of the former governor of the state, Florence Ajimobi, for questioning over her comment urging residents to prepare for “war” ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The party said Ajimobi’s comment was capable of stoking tension and worsening the security situation in the state and the country if left unchecked.

In a video that went viral on Friday, Ajimobi, who was recently appointed as an ambassador by President Bola Tinubu, allegedly threatened that the 2027 election in the state would be war.

She boasted that she had the support of the Federal Government to dislodge the PDP in the state.

Ajimobi, who was addressing a group of people in the video, said the APC had what it takes to confront the PDP-led government.

“We are going to war in 2027. It is going to be war. Head-on war. PDP must go. Whatever they want to do, whatever tricks, all power belongs to God. We will beg God. And we are going to fight.

“Whatever they have at the state, we have at the federal level. They have money. We have money, we have all the support we need. We are not going to be intimidated. Let them get ready for us. We are ready for them,” she said.

Reacting to the statement, the Assistant Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, Tella Moses, described Ajimobi’s statement as “grave” and unbecoming of a diplomat, calling on the police and other security operatives to interrogate her.

The party also urged Tinubu to caution the former first lady, arguing that calling on people to prepare for war was “absurd, barbaric, illogical and unreasonable,” especially at a time when the country is grappling with multiple security and economic challenges. Punch