Osun APC threatens legal action against Fani-Kayode over ‘fake video clip’

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Osun State, has threatened to file a legal action against a former Minister of Transport and Aviation and the Director of Media, Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organization, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, for allegedly fabricating a video clip which suggested that APC rigged the August 9, 2014 governorship poll in the state.

Describing the video clip allegedly posted on the internet as libelous, the party vowed to pursue the suit against Fani-Kayode unless he tenders an unreserved apology to the party.

Addressing a press conference on Friday, the state chairman of the party, Prince Gboyega Famodun, also said all the collaborators of the former minister would not be spared.

Famodun said the APC has resolved to go court to teach Fani-Kayode and his collaborators a lesson that not everybody has crooked tendencies like them.

The chairman also described the accusation of the former Minister as falsehood and unfounded. He queried why the PDP did not tender the fabricated tape at the Justice Elizabeth Ikpejime election petition tribunal.

He also challenged the Directorate of State Security(DSS) and the Nigeria Police to explain to Nigerians why they have refused to investigate and take necessary actions on the petition by the APC on the fake PDP’s video since November, 2014.

According to him: “It is very clear that the PDP has no shame and that is why they think they can deceive Nigerians. We will not allow this matter to lie low.  So, we are demanding for an independent Judicial Commission of Enquiry into the entire process leading to the Osun Election. We demand an exposition of all that happened two weeks to the election,the night before the election and on the day of the election up to the announcement of election result the following morning.

“When the panel of enquiry is convoked, it must be given the power to extract evidence from anybody through invitation and that nobody must refuse to appear before it. Failure by the president and National Assembly to act on this within two weeks, we will call on the governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, to take up the task of setting up of a panel of enquiry without delay.”

The APC showed journalists the purported video footage by the PDP, where some armed men were freely thumb printing the ballot papers allegedly meant for the Osun State August 9 governorship election.