Ondo election: Yoruba group begs electorate not to repeat 1983 violence

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Ondo election: Yoruba group begs electorate not to repeat 1983 violence

Yoruba communities in some parts of the country have called on electorate in Ondo State to avoid a repeat of the violence that erupted between supporters of Michael Ajasin and Akin Omoboriowo during the 1983 election.

The President General-elect of the South-South, South-East Yoruba Council, Chief Adekunle Alabi, made this plea while speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday.

He harped on the need for the people of Ondo State to embrace peace before, during and after the electoral exercise.


He recalled how lives and property worth millions of naira were lost during the politically motivated violence that erupted in the state 33 years ago.

Alabi, who emerged the president general-elect of the council after an election in Port Harcourt on Saturday, urged politicians in Ondo to play by the rules of the game.

“The people of Ondo should embrace peace and ensure that the governorship election is violence-free. I also urge them to avoid a repeat of the violence that erupted between Michael Ajasin and Akin Omoboriowo factions in 1983.

“INEC and security agencies should do their work properly; they should be neutral and with God, we believe the exercise on Saturday will be free and fair,” Alabi stressed.


Meanwhile, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris has assured that the November 26, governorship election in Ondo State would be violence-free.