The governor said officers have blocked the State's Government House.
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has raised alarm over armed police officers blocking the entrance of the Government House, accusing them of shooting their firearms.
The governor took to his Twitter account (@GovAyoFayose) on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, to accuse the All Progressives' Congress (APC) of using the officers to intimidate his government ahead of the state's July 14 gubernatorial election.
He first tweeted, "This is the entrance to Ekiti Govt House now blocked by gun wielding mobile policemen. The plan is to prevent our victory walk slated for today but we will remain undeterred. Power of God and the people will prevail over Federal Power."
Minutes later, he posted again, "Heavy shooting now going on in front of Ekiti Govt house by armed policemen brought by the APC."
The governor has on several occasions accused the APC of using the influence of the federal government to intimidate and victimise his government.
PDP vs APC in Ekiti
With Fayose's second term as Ekiti governor set to run out, his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola of the PDP, is one of the biggest candidates in the state's upcoming gubernatorial election. He is set to battle a former governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, of the APC in the election scheduled to take place in three days.
The PDP has accused Fayemi, also a former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, of being a stooge for the federal government controlled by the APC to take Ekiti State by any means necessary.
Fayose is one of the most vocal voices of opposition in the country and is set to contest as president in the 2019 election against incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, whom he has a very public feud with.