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Buruji Kashamu, senator representing Ogun east, says he does not care if Gbenga Daniel, former governor of Ogun state, exist.

He described the allegation which Daniel levelled against him as a “hoax”.

Daniel had written to Ibrahim Idris, inspector general of police, alleging that Kashamu sent thugs to assassinate him in his Abuja residence.

He had also accused the senator of trying to bring him down “by all means”.

Shortly after he made the accusations, Kashamu told him he “is merely hallucinating”.

The senator described Daniel as “the accuser, the investigator, prosecutor and judge” in his case against him.

“Pray, why would Senator Kashamu go after a man who is at the twilight of his political career?” Kashamu said in a statement by Austin Oniyokor, his spokesman.

“He is desperate to score a cheap political point and seek relevance for his dimming political career, he has to raise the false alarm and pin it on someone who does not even care if he exists.

“By the grace of God, the Distinguished Senator Buruji Kashamu is PDP’s highest political office holder in Ogun state despite the OGD’s (Daniel) efforts to make him lose the election.

“So, why would he want to attack a former governor who has lost political relevance six years after leaving office? Is OGD the only former governor in Ogun state?”

The statement said while Ogun “was under the siege of violence and politically-motivated killings” during OGD’s reign as governor, Kashamu “fights his political battles in the court of law and public opinion using his God-given resources.”

It noted that Kashamu “does not” have any record of violence since he joined partisan politics – “a Spartan record OGD cannot boast of.”

“Clearly, OGD is hallucinating and afraid of his shadows. Otherwise, what would have been expected of sane mind was to report the incident to the police and allow them to do their job of investigating the incident,” it read.

“In doing this, he has assumed the role of the accuser, investigator and prosecutor or judge in his own case. What a childish way to play cheap politics!”