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Leaders of the major political parties the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party  are singing different tunes over the  sudden removal of Edo State Commissioner of Police, Finihan Adeoye barely seven days to the conduct of the governorship election in the  State. A statement from the Police authorities read that Adeoye has been moved to Osun State.

Whereas the ruling APC sees the development as normal and entirely an institutional routine, the PDP suspects foul play. Commenting on the issue, the publicity secretary of the Edo chapter of the PDP, Mr. Chris Nehikhare said: “Mr. Adeoye who replaced Mr. Chris Ezike about three weeks ago and was saddled with the responsibility of coordinating the  security arrangement for the governorship election, which holds on September 28, is said  to  have been removed over his disagreement with the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole on the use of police personnel before and on the day of election.

“It is gathered that the governor had taken offence that the commissioner was not in support of the recent indiscriminate arrests and detention of members of the opposition PDP  which   are   said   to   have  been   ordered by the governor  as part of the plan to manipulate the election in favour of the ruling APC.

“It said that the commissioner’s objection to this line of action by the men under his command had drastically reduced the planned onslaught on the members of the PDP and made the release of those arrested, prompt and relatively easy.”

But the APC countered the view held by the PDP through the Edo State Commissioner for  Information   and Orientation, Kasim  Afegbua, who said: “We are not the Nigeria Police Force. The institution has its own command structure under the supervision of the Inspector General of Police. We couldn’t have played any role in who becomes commissioner of police. It is purely police affairs and please don’t drag us into it.”