From reports reaching TheNEwsGuru (TNG), Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola and some his aides were reportedly stoned during the 2020 cross over ceremony organised by the state government.
According to reports, yet to be identified hoodlums thwarted the cross over programme after pelting stones at Oyetola and his entourage, which included his wife, Kafayat Oyetola, and Chief of Staff to the governor, Dr. Charles Akinola Osun State chairman of APC, Gboyega Famoodun; Secretary to the State Government, Wole Oyebamiji; and Commissioner for Special Duties and Regional Integration, Lekan Badmus.
The incident which reportedly occurred at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, ended abruptly about 1:00 am.
Meanwhile, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan, while reacting to the report said the governor was not attacked.
Omipidan, “It was not an attack on the governor and members of his cabinet. During festivities, there is always exuberance by youths. Two groups were fighting outside where we were holding our programme.
“If it were to be an attack, I am sure by now, we would have heard that the governor’s security men shot two or three people in an attempt to rescue their principal.
“So, it was just some miscreants who were fighting outside where we were holding our crossover. Immediately after we left the venue, we still went to Ansar-ud-Deen, Sabo, where a prayer was being held to usher in the new year.”