Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Omisore threatens to sue Aregbesola for calling him ex-convict
OSOGBO—PEOPLES’ Democratic Party, PDP, governorship
candidate in the August 9 election in Osun State, Senator
Iyiola Omisore, yesterday threatened to drag Governor Rauf
Aregbesola to court over a statement allegedly credited to
Aregbesola that he (Omisore) was an ex-convict.
But Governor Aregbesola dared Omisore and challenged
him to go to court if he was dissatisfied with the statement.
Reacting to Omisore’s threat through the Commissioner for
Information and strategy, Sunday Akere, Aregbesola said
Omisore was free to go to court on any issue, saying it was
an attempt to distract the government.
In a letter by Omisore’s Lawyer, Mr. Kehinde Adesiyan, in
Osogbo, Omisore described the statement allegedly credited
to Aregbesola as a “reckless outburst.”
Aregbessola was quoted to have described Omisore as an
ex prisoner during a politically rally recently in the state.
However, Omisore called on the Governor to apologise to
him formally or face legal action, arguing that the action of
the Governor was unexpected of a political office holder like
him.
The letter dated 30th April, 2014 reads in part “you may
wish to be advised that the fact that you are today a
Governor does not mean that legal action cannot be taken
against you on civil action.
Omisore advised Aregbesola to retract the statements
allegedly credited to him in his own interest before he was
dragged to court.
“Senator Omisore was only detained in Agodi prison during
his prosecution for alleged role in the death of Chief Bola
Ige. He was later discharged and acquitted by a competent
court.”
Omisore’s case cannot be compared with that of the
National Chairman of your party, Chief Bisi Akande who was
prosecuted and convicted and sentenced to a term of
imprisonment by a competent Tribunal established by law in
1984″.
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