The APC candidate for Oyo South Senatorial District, Hon. Aderemi Oseni, has condemned the reported attack on his campaign team at Agbaje Market in Ibadan North-West Local Government Area today the, declaring that the incident will not stop him from engaging with the people across the senatorial district.

Oseni and his team were at the market on Wednesday as part of consultations with traders and community stakeholders ahead of the 2027 elections when gunshots were reportedly fired, causing panic and forcing people to seek safety.

Some vehicles in the campaign convoy were reportedly hit by bullets. Security personnel attached to the team intervened, allowing Oseni and his entourage to leave the area safely. No casualty was recorded.

Reacting to the incident, Oseni described it as an attack on peace and the right of citizens to participate freely in political activities.

He urged his supporters to remain calm and law-abiding, warning against retaliation.

“We will continue to go to the people. We will continue to listen and engage peacefully. We will not be intimidated. The people deserve the freedom to choose, and that freedom must be protected,” he said.

Oseni called on the police, DSS and other relevant security agencies to investigate the incident, identify those responsible and ensure that anyone found culpable is brought to justice.

He reaffirmed his commitment to continuing his consultations across Oyo South, saying political differences should be resolved through peaceful engagement and the democratic process.

“At the end of the day, it is the people who will decide, and their decision must be respected,” Oseni added.

Questions about public projects and interventions are an important part of public accountability. Citizens have every right to ask what has been done, where it was done, who benefited and what impact it has had.

But when questions arise, there is a simple and constructive way to move beyond competing claims: verify the facts on the ground.

Rather than allowing public discourse to become a cycle of accusations and counter-accusations, interested parties can visit the locations of projects and interventions that have been publicly identified, speak with residents and beneficiaries, examine what is physically present and seek the relevant documentation.

That approach is useful regardless of political affiliation.

• A road can be inspected.
• A transformer installation can be located.
• A borehole can be visited.
• A healthcare or educational intervention can be examined.
• Beneficiaries and community members can be asked about their experiences.

These forms of verification are far more useful to the public than simply exchanging statements on social media.

Public Claims Should Welcome Public Scrutiny

Whenever a project or intervention is publicly associated with a representative or public official, scrutiny should not automatically be treated as hostility.

Questions are part of public life.

At the same time, questions should be accompanied by a willingness to examine the answers and the evidence.

• If a location has been identified, visit it.
• If beneficiaries have been identified, speak with them.
• If documentation exists, examine it.
• If there are questions about the current status of a project, document its present condition.

That process can help separate genuine information from assumptions, political rhetoric and incomplete narratives.

Communities Are Part of the Record

The people who live in the communities where projects are located are particularly important to this process.

Residents often know when a project was carried out, what it replaced, who uses it and whether it remains functional.

Their experiences can provide valuable context alongside photographs, official records, project documents and independent observations.

No single source should necessarily be treated as the entire story. A stronger public record comes from bringing different forms of evidence together.

Beyond Political Arguments

Public service should ultimately be about what can be demonstrated and what communities experience.

Political disagreements will always exist. Different groups will interpret the same record differently.

But those disagreements do not have to prevent factual verification.

A community does not need a political argument to determine whether a road exists.

A beneficiary does not need a party label to explain how an intervention affected them.

And a journalist does not need to rely solely on statements when a location can be visited and independently examined.

An Open Approach to Verification

Anyone genuinely interested in establishing the facts should be encouraged to participate in responsible verification.

• Journalists can visit project locations.
• Community leaders can provide local context.
• Civil society organisations can conduct independent assessments.
• Residents and beneficiaries can share their experiences.
• Political actors can also inspect and ask questions.

The important thing is that the process remains factual, peaceful and evidence-based.

The objective should not be to win an argument.

The objective should be to establish what happened, where it happened, who benefited and what the present situation is.

That is how a stronger public record is created.

And ultimately, that is how public service should be discussed.

We welcome more on-the-ground evidence photographs, videos, project locations, community testimonies and other relevant documentation.

The more evidence that is available to the public, the easier it becomes for everyone to independently understand what has been done and what remains to be done.

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Let the questions be asked. Let the locations be visited. Let the evidence be examined. Let the communities speak.

Let the work speak for itself.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Oyo South Senatorial District, Engr. Aderemi Oseni, has urged eligible voters across the district and Oyo State to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commences the distribution of newly printed cards ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Oseni, who represents Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, made the call in a statement issued on Wednesday by his media aide, Idowu Ayodele, and made available to journalists in Ibadan.

He specifically encouraged residents who participated in the recent Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), transferred their polling units, or applied for replacement of lost, damaged or defaced PVCs to take advantage of the collection exercise.

According to him, collecting the PVC remains an important step in ensuring that eligible citizens are prepared to participate in the 2027 elections.

“Democracy is not sustained by the demand for good governance alone; it also depends on the willingness of citizens to participate responsibly in the process of choosing their leaders.

“I therefore urge every eligible voter to collect their PVC and exercise their civic responsibility. No citizen should wait until the last moment before taking this important step,” he said.

The call comes as INEC begins the distribution and collection of 77,015 newly printed PVCs across Oyo State from Friday, October 9, to Thursday, October 15, 2026.

The exercise will take place across the state’s 351 Registration Areas and wards between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily, including weekends.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Prof. Adeniran Tella, said the commission would also make available unclaimed PVCs that were printed ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Oseni commended INEC for making the newly printed cards available ahead of the 2027 elections and urged eligible voters to take advantage of the exercise rather than wait until closer to the election.

He also called on the electoral commission to ensure that the collection process remained transparent, accessible and orderly, while addressing avoidable difficulties that could discourage eligible voters.

“Every eligible voter should be given a fair and easy opportunity to collect their PVC. A smooth process will encourage more people to participate in the democratic process,” he added.

The federal lawmaker further urged INEC to sustain efforts to improve access to PVCs and ensure that no eligible voter across Oyo State is left out of the electoral process.