Kashamu wants to kill me, Daniel petitions IGP

The immediate past governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel,
yesterday accused the Senator representing Ogun East, Chief Buruji
Kashamu, of sending hired killers after him.

Daniel, in a petition to the Police claimed that “five hefty
men, two of them in military fatigue” on Thursday invaded his Abuja
residence with a view to terminating his life.

He said they were acting on behalf of Kashamu, who, according to
the former governor, has “on several other occasions boasted in the
company of his friends that he will not rest until he sees my
end.”

He added: “This renewed offensive was as a result of the recent
Supreme Court ruling placing his own faction at a disadvantage and
ending the reign of his control over the State Executive Committee
of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, which were all
secured through various controversial court orders.

He asked the police for additional security protection and to
put Kashamu “under security watch list and strict
surveillance.”

The Senator, reacting to the accusation last night said it was a
hoax.
“It is certain that OGD is hallucinating,” Kashamu’s Media Adviser,
Austin Oniyokor said in a statement.

“He is the accuser, the investigator, prosecutor and judge in
his own case.

“Pray, why would Senator Kashamu go after a man who is at the
twilight of his political career?

“By the grace of God, the distinguished Senator Buruji Kashamu
is PDP’s highest political office holder in Ogun State despite the
OGD’s efforts to make him lose the election. So, why would he want
to attack a former governor who has lost political relevance six
years after leaving office? Is OGD the only former governor in Ogun
State?”

Daniel and Kashamu belong to rival factions of the PDP in Ogun
State.

Their disagreement dates to Daniel’s tenure as governor of the
state.

The immediate past governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel,
yesterday accused the Senator representing Ogun East, Chief Buruji
Kashamu, of sending hired killers after him.

Daniel, in a petition to the Police claimed that “five hefty
men, two of them in military fatigue” on Thursday invaded his Abuja
residence with a view to terminating his life.

He said they were acting on behalf of Kashamu, who, according to
the former governor, has “on several other occasions boasted in the
company of his friends that he will not rest until he sees my
end.”

He added: “This renewed offensive was as a result of the recent
Supreme Court ruling placing his own faction at a disadvantage and
ending the reign of his control over the State Executive Committee
of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, which were all
secured through various controversial court orders.

He asked the police for additional security protection and to
put Kashamu “under security watch list and strict
surveillance.”

The Senator, reacting to the accusation last night said it was a
hoax.
“It is certain that OGD is hallucinating,” Kashamu’s Media Adviser,
Austin Oniyokor said in a statement.

“He is the accuser, the investigator, prosecutor and judge in
his own case.

“Pray, why would Senator Kashamu go after a man who is at the
twilight of his political career?

“By the grace of God, the distinguished Senator Buruji Kashamu
is PDP’s highest political office holder in Ogun State despite the
OGD’s efforts to make him lose the election. So, why would he want
to attack a former governor who has lost political relevance six
years after leaving office? Is OGD the only former governor in Ogun
State?”

Daniel and Kashamu belong to rival factions of the PDP in Ogun
State.

Their disagreement dates to Daniel’s tenure as governor of the
state.