Obanikoro insists Buhari was stoned at APC rally in Lagos

He released a statement through his Special Adviser (Media
Strategy) Ohimai Amaize
Immediate past Minister of State for Defence and former PDP
Lagos gubernatorial aspirant, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro on
Friday chided the All Progressives Congress (APC) over denials
that its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari
was stoned in Lagos while making his way to the APC Lagos
presidential rally.
Senator Obanikoro had condemned the stoning of General
Muhammadu Buhari in Lagos on Friday after the news of his
stoning broke via online news media platforms and went viral
across the social media.
The APC on Friday through its spokesperson, Lai Mohammed denied
the report stating that General Buhari was not stoned but rather
received cheers from bystanders.
However, Senator Obanikoro in a statement on Friday issued by
Ohimai Amaize, his Special Adviser on Media Strategy, noted that
the APC’s denial of Buhari’s stoning in Lagos was not only pointless
and futile but also does not give the APC any advantage.
“When things go wrong, we must acknowledge and condemn it in
order to forestall any future occurrences.
“Senator Obanikoro, based on eyewitness accounts is aware of the
stoning incident at Idumagbo area of Isale-Eko, Lagos State and the
fact that a woman was injured in the ensuing fracas after General
Buhari's security detail had to shoot into the air to dispel the irate
mob”, the statement noted.
Signed
Ohimai Amaize
Special Adviser (Media Strategy) to Senator Musiliu Obanikoro
30/01/2015