The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has known as for international sanctions towards Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, and the organisers of the Ikogosi Marathon over the alleged assault on him and members of his staff.
Sowore made the demand in an announcement shared on X, accusing the organisers, led by Makinde Araoye, of complicity in what he described as a lethal assassination plot towards him.
He known as on World Athletics, the worldwide governing physique for the game, to sanction the organisers and blacklist them from staging or collaborating in future sporting occasions.
The presidential candidate additionally accused the organisers and the Ekiti State Government of being concerned within the assault or efforts to facilitate it, and demanded an impartial investigation into their alleged roles.
“Sporting events must never become hunting grounds for political thugs, government-sponsored violence, intimidation, or assassination,” he wrote.
Sowore stated he would pursue authorized measures towards the organisers and the state authorities, each nationally and internationally.
