Violence Breaks Out In Ekiti PDP Secretariat, Party Leader Gets Shot

The crisis rocking the peoples democratic party in Ekiti took a turn for the worse on Friday July 31 at the party's secretariat, as a shootout erupted. The nation reports that, a factional secretary Dr. Tope Aluko of the party was seriously injured during the shooting, while passerby's and commuters scrambled to safety.

Aluko was said to have been shot when he led members of the Tunde Olatunde faction to take over the party’s secretariat not long after the Idowu Faleye faction announced the suspension of four members of the State Working Committee (SWC) led by Olatunde and left the building.

While Olatunde is the acting chairman of a faction that has 11 out of 14 SWC members, Faleye is the chairman of the faction recognized by Governor Ayo Fayose.
In a telephone conversation, Aluko said:

 “I was shot at close range by policemen. As I was parking, they opened fire on me at about 3.40 pm. I went there and the policemen were waiting for me and what followed was shooting. My cloth was drenched in blood and I am receiving treatment as you speak with me. I went to the party secretariat because that is my office as the PDP secretary in the state.”

He sends a message to the Governor Ayo Fayose, that the war has just begun and he couldn't intimidate them.

All this one na for oil money oo!

The spokesman of Ekiti police command Mr. Alberto Adeyemi spoke on the matter saying that no complain has been made to the station about anyone being shot or that any shooting took place at the secretariat.

“Our men were there until they (members of Faleye faction) left and we are not aware of any other meeting held after they had left,” he said.

Yesterday, Faleye’s faction had announced the suspension of four exco members over alleged anti-party activities.. The affected officers are; Dr.Tope Aluko, (State Secretary), Hon.Tunde Olatunde, Hon. Mrs Busola Ayobode (State Women Leader), and Hon. Olanrewaju (State Auditor).

On Thursday, July 30, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) endorsed Governor Fayose’s backed faction which is headed by Idowu Faleye-led executive committee of the party in Ekiti state.