Ekiti guber: Drivers withdraw services over alleged threat to life by APC

Ahead of this Saturday's governorship election in Ekiti state,
drivers' unions in the state have withdrawn from the roads, citing
alleged victimisation by the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The state Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW,
Clement Adekola, told journalists on Monday night that their members
would not work on Tuesday to avoid bloodshed.

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected in Ado-Ekiti Tuesday (today) to
attend the mega rally of the APC governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode
Fayemi.

Adekola claimed that he and other leaders of driver unions in Ekiti
state had come under serious threats for supporting the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola.

"I have been receiving strange calls and even told that thugs from
Ondo State have been hired to attack our members and perceived
supporters of Governor Ayodele Fayose.

"We decided to withdraw our services from the roads so that they won't
carry out their threats tomorrow (Tuesday).

"We initially thought of parking our vehicles in our houses but we are
not safe. So, we decided to run to Government House for protection."

Adekola said the Commissioner of Police, Bello Ahmed, and the state
Director of Department of State Services, DSS, Mrs Promise Iheanacho,
did not respond to their petitions, hence they ran to the governor.

The chairman of Pickup and lorry drivers' Association of Nigeria,
Atowoju Adekunle, said no intimidation or harassment would change
their minds from voting for the PDP candidate.

"We may have to withdraw our services until our security is
guaranteed. APC should not boil this state," he said.