N170,000 'Protecrion Fee' Saga: Ogun monarch denies stopping PDP campaign

The Dagburewe-in-Council has denied allegations that the Dagburewe of Idowa, Oba Sikiru Kayode Okuribido, stalled the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, campaign rally in the community after the party paid N170,000 “protection fee”.

Also, the Council said the monarch did not aid the alleged destruction of property during the party’s campaign activities on September 16.

The council, at a press conference on Tuesday, said the traditional ruler neither instructed anyone to stop the PDP campaign train from entering Idowa nor participated in any alleged act of violence or destruction associated with the incident.

The briefing was attended by members of the Oloritun-in-Council of Idowa, religious leaders and security operatives.