APC PRIMARIES: Akeredolu, state Exco on collision course in Ondo over AA option

THE leadership of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Ondo State and the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu are on collision course over his decision to back the party’s senatorial and House of Representatives aspirants, who defected to the Action Alliance, AA, and emerged as candidates against the party’s candidates in the February election.

Akeredolu had vowed never to work for the incumbent Senators, Ajayi Boroffice and Yele Omogunwa representing the Ondo North and Ondo South and five other House of Representatives candidates.

Consequently, his preferred senatorial candidates, including Dr Tunji Abayomi, Olatunji Felder have defected to AA, while two other House of Representatives candidates – Stephen Olemija and Victor Ategbole have equally jumped ship to AA.

A member of the state executive committee, who confided in Vanguard, quoted the governor to have said: “We have to let them know that we are on ground and that they cannot just impose whoever they like on the party in Ondo State. We resisted them before and we will repeat same if they make any attempt to do so again.

Vanguard, December 28, 2018

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