Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinator shot dead in his home

The camp of the governor of Ondo state, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who recently emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeating 15 other contenders, at the primary has recorded a major loss as the campaign coordinator of the Governor in Supare, Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo state, Alaba Abbey, has been shot dead by unknown assailants.

Abbey who was the Returning Officer for the recently concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo state was reported to have been shot dead on Saturday evening at his residence in Supare.

He was also the ward coordinator for the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization Foot-Soldiers (LACO-SF), in Ward 10 in the locality.

According to the elder brother of the deceased, Samuel Abbey, the assailants struck at about 9 pm shortly after his deceased returned home while relaxing in front of his house.

The Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers Independent Council (LACO-FSIC)-SF, has condemned the murder of its members. The council has urged security agencies to give protection to its members across the state.

The information director of the organisation, Kayode Fasua, said the deceased was actively involved in campaigning for the election of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa until his untimely demise.

According to him,  Alaba has been a “resourceful coordinator for the Aiyedatiwa campaign organisation in Ward 10 of Supare and was never known to be violent and never had any history of a local or domestic dispute.”

He called on the police authorities to step up investigations into his gruesome murder and bring the perpetrators of the dastardly act to book.