GUNSHOT AT EKITI RALLY:Â APC chieftain in Ekiti, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, on Friday, returned to Ekiti State after spending 96 days seeking medical treatment in London over gunshot wound he sustained during a rally in the State.
Bamidele, had earlier declared intention for Senatorial seat in Ekiti Central senatorial district ahead of 2019 election.
He asserted, medical doctors in London where he spent over 50 days said he survived the bullet wounds by miracle.
The APC chieftain, who served as the Director General , Kayode Fayemi campaign council , was shot on June 1, 2018 , during a Ekiti Rally.
The rally was organized in honour of the Governor elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi. This was after returning to Ekiti sequel to his resignation as the Minister of Mines and Steel Development.
He was shot alongside six other party members at Ekiti Rally, who were treated at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH).
Bamidele entered Ado-Ekiti in a convoy of over 50 vehicles to thank the people of Ekiti for their prayers.
Opeyemi Bamidele narrates his ordeal from gunshot and appreciation to Ekiti People
Speaking to party supporters in the State capital, who danced and rendered several glorious songs to acknowledge God for his mysterious survival, Bamidele said: “Even the London doctors told me clearly that I got my healing through miracle.
“I want to say that it wasn’t money that saved me, but I received the grace of God. Many of the doctors that treated me in London who were not Godly became born again because of me. Those who believed in God became more dedicated to Him.
“I was shot in the stomach and thigh at Ekiti Rally, in spite of these, I escaped, I didn’t die.
This was because of the prayers of my people here in Ekiti and all over Nigeria.
“It was a miracle that I survived, it was God that did it. I thought I would spend more than a year in the London hospital. But I only spent less than 50 days after which I got miraculous healing.
“I want to thank the good people of Ekiti State across party lines and religious divides, it was their prayers and love that saved me from untimely deathâ€, he said.
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On his senatorial ambition, Bamidele said he started the journey eight years ago and that this might be the appointed time for it to become a reality.
“I started this journey eight years ago, but our party in its wisdom told me to withdraw and contested for the House of Representatives, which I won. With what I am seeing and the outpouring of love and affections from our people, I know it shall be fulfilled this timeâ€, he added.
Bamidele was shot by a police officer attached to one of the APC chieftains during the rally. The police had hinged the incident on what they called ‘accidental discharge’.
He was immediately rushed to EKSUTH for emergency treatment after which he was flown abroad for intensive Medical care.
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