Makinde, Adelabu suspend rallies as protesters attack Oyo governor's office

Protesters injured a police officer at the Oyo State Secretariat in Ibadan

Governor, Seyi Makinde, and one of his challengers, Adebayo Adelabu of Accord Party, on Friday, suspended their campaign activities due to protests in Ibadan, the state capital.

The state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Wasiu Olatubosun, who announced the suspension in a statement, said the governor had directed all campaign activities of the PDP to be put on hold. Mr Adelabu, a former deputy governor, operations of the Central Bank of Nigeria, called on the federal government to resolve the crisis.

Protesters on Friday injured a police officer when they stormed the state secretariat in the Agodi area of Ibadan. A source at the secretariat who pleaded anonymity for fear of victimisation said a police Inspector, Dynasty Layemo, was injured in the melee.

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