Group Warns against Ondo APC Executives Replacement Ahead of November Polls
A socio-political group,Ondo Elite Group, yesterday warned against any attempt to interfere in the affairs of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), alleging that those planning to dissolve the APC executive lack the power to constitute or dissolve its state executive ahead of the November governorship election in the state.
The group's warning was contained in a statement issued and signed by its General Secretary, Chief Yemi Oladiran, advising the new governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to bring all stakeholders on board rather than causing division within the party.
Specifically, the group warned against any attempt to tamper with the political structure in Ondo State, saying the development might spell doom for the party ahead of the November poll.
Oladiran noted that tension is gradually brewing in the state chapter of the APC over plans by some sections to oust and replace the party leadership in the state to suit their candidate in the next election.
According to the group, the APC primaries are coming up in the state in the next few months, and unless those behind the plot retrace their steps, APC in the state might be risking a repeat of the setbacks it suffered in Zamfara in the last general election.
They warned against creating a crisis where there is none, urging the state governor to unite the party in order not to lose the state to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
The statement reads: "dissolving the state executive of the party will negate the agreement Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa signed with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the crisis that engulfed the state over the friction between late governor Rotimi Akeredolu and Aiyedatiwa.
"What we are guiding against is the repeat of what happened in Zamfara and we cannot allow this to happen in Ondo State because we play the game by the rules and guided by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Anything we do in the party is guided by the constitution of the APC. I can assure you that Ondo will not allow a repeat of Zamfara treatment. We must go into the next election as one united family.