Oyo APC Chair, Omodewu denies ordering party member’s arrest, sues for peace

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Oyo State , Hon. Isaac Omodewu, on Thursday, denied orchestrating the alleged detention of a member of the Party in Ibadan Southwest Local Government, Mr. Sunday Babalola.

Babalola was arrested in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital yesterday, owing to alleged leadership tussle in  the council area.

However, Omodewu, who made the denial in Abuja, the nation’s capital where he was attending APC’s  National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, urged the general public to disregard such news, describing it as an attempt to give a “dog a bad name”.

He said, “I was not aware of any arrest. I didn’t report anybody. The said man isn’t a known person to me. And he hasn’t offended me. Anybody who can say I ordered anybody’s arrest or wrote any petition should come forward. So why should I order his arrest?

“I am concerned about reconciliation in our party. So why would I order anybody’s arrest even if the person offended me? I am the party chairman in the state and I don’t see reason why anybody would link me with such.

“Be that as it may, I have asked my people to see the police to further get clarification on what truly transpired”.

Omodewu, in a telephone chat, also called on all aggrieved stakeholders and members of the party to continue to observe peace, appealing to them to bury the hatchet.

“I also want to appeal to all APC members to see themselves as one and forget what might have happened among them in the past. We are poised for victory in the coming polls and we should not allowed anything to distract us,” he urged.