APC Ondo has been broken into factional group as the gubernatorial primaries in the state heats up following godfatherism and external interference.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu
The keenly contested All Progressives Congress gubernatorial primary election scheduled for August 27 with 23 aspirants showing interest has taken its toll on the unity of the party.
Barely eleven days to the governorship primaries of the All Progressive Congress APC in Ondo state, the. Party Chairman, Hon Isaacs Kekemeke was Friday suspended for anti party activities by some members of the party according to the Vanguard.
He has been accused of colluding with the former Governor of Lagos and APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to impose a wealthy businessman and politician, Olusegun Abraham on the delegates.
An acting chairman, Saka Yusuf was immediately appointed by the party members ostensibly acting the script of some aggrieved governorship aspirants of the party.
The crisis within the party deepened following the alleged endorsement of one of the 25 aspirants who collected nomination form by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The supporters of the governorship aspirants and leaders of the party literally sacked the state executive members by sealing off the party secretariat in Akure.
As early as 8am, the protesters from the 18 council areas of the state invaded and barricaded the secretariat along Oyemekun road in Akure metropolis chatting solidarity songs.
They displayed various placards which reads: "State Minus Kekemeke Equals Victory; No Impostor, No Imposition, No Endorsement; Kekemeke Is A Mole in APC; Kekemeke Is An Unrepentant Sinner; APC Plus Kekemeke Equals Failure," among others.
But in a swift response, Kekemeke who described his removal as a drama said that he would neither be blackmailed nor be intimidated by " some privileged members of the party who wants to hijack the party for their selfish interest"
An acting chairman, Saka Yusuf was immediately appointed by the party members ostensibly acting the script of some aggrieved governorship aspirants of the party.
The crisis within the party deepened following the alleged endorsement of one of the 25 aspirants who collected nomination form by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The supporters of the governorship aspirants and leaders of the party literally sacked the state executive members by sealing off the party secretariat in Akure.
As early as 8am, the protesters from the 18 council areas of the state invaded and barricaded the secretariat along Oyemekun road in Akure metropolis chatting solidarity songs.
They displayed various placards which reads: "State Minus Kekemeke Equals Victory; No Impostor, No Imposition, No Endorsement; Kekemeke Is A Mole in APC; Kekemeke Is An Unrepentant Sinner; APC Plus Kekemeke Equals Failure," among others.
But in a swift response, Kekemeke who described his removal as a drama said that he would neither be blackmailed nor be intimidated by " some privileged members of the party who wants to hijack the party for their selfish interest"
"Those behind protest are those who want to impose their way on the majority, they are desperate members of the party that want to hijack the party"
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