Osun 2022: Lasun Yusuf, LP governorship candidate alleges threat to life
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo
The governorship candidate of Labour Party in Osun State, Lasun Yusuf has raised the alarm that his life and that of his campaign team are in serious danger.
Briefing newsmen at his campaign office in Osogbo on Friday, Yusuf alleged that his political opponents have sponsored some thugs to be after his life and to disturb his gubernatorial campaign.
He alleged unusual behaviour by certain individuals and groups telling him to back down his governorship campaign or risk his life.
He said: “Last week, some group of political thugs abruptly stopped my convoy threatening and warning me of several planned attacks if we refuse to back down/stop our gubernatorial campaign. In fact, to put it straight I was told point blank that my life is in danger and that they will continue to trail me to attack me and also disrupt all my campaign activities and events anywhere in Osun State.
“At exactly 11pm yesterday (Thursday), some political thugs numbering about eight stormed my campaign office at Oroki Estate barely thirty minutes after we all left for the day.
“They came with cutlasses, guns and other weapons and descended on my billboards. signposts and windows of the gate house destroying everything in sight. The night guard in panic came out to challenge them with all his might.
“He was, however, able to battle them causing them to run away. But this happened after they had destroyed everything outside the campaign office while the night guard’s resistance prevented them from gaining entrance to the campaign office.”
Yusuf declared that nothing can stop his campaign and no threats can stop him from becoming the governor of Osun State come July 16th, 2022.
The Labour Party candidate then advised contestants in the governorship race to desist from thuggery and hooliganism and based their campaigns on sound debates focused on issues and programs for economic growth and development of the state.
“I am peace loving and expect all contestants to be. Thuggery and hooliganism or employing violence to win election will not work this time around! Even using money will not!” he added.
