APC Primary: Akinlayo denies sponsoring hoodlums in Ekiti

A subordinate of the House of Representatives, Hon Davidson Akinlayo, has denied sponsoring hoodlums to disrupt the All Progressives Congress, APC, superior predetermination held connected Saturday successful Ekiti State.

Akinlayo, who represents Moba/Ilejemeje/Ido-Osi Federal Constituency astatine the National Assembly and is seeking re-election, said the allegation was not lone politically motivated but besides a calculated effort by his detractors to tarnish his representation and discourage his supporters from voting for him.

Recall that the constabulary successful the authorities arrested 11 suspected governmental thugs equipped with unsafe weapons astatine a edifice successful Ikun Ekiti, claiming they were being sponsored by the national lawmaker.

Speaking with newsmen successful Ado-Ekiti, Akinlayo stated that lone 2 of the radical arrested were known to him, saying the duo were his media aides.

The national lawmaker said, “They said they went to that edifice and caught immoderate people. It is lone 2 radical that I cognize from that group, the caput of my media squad and the adjunct media aide, who are good known successful Ekiti State. They are media gurus and they person ne'er been progressive successful immoderate criminality.

“So the remainder that were arrested are good known successful town. None of them is from my national constituency, nary of them works for me, and I d...