Ondo APC Youths Carry Coffin To Chase Away State Chairman, Adetimehin

By Ayodele Oni

Members of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Ondo state on Saturday played host to some fetish objects at the state headquarters office as some protesters shut down gate to the Secretariat.

The entrance to the Secretariat was laced with traditional objects such as palm font, dead dog with white coffin written with “Adetimehin Must Go” .

It was gathered that some unknown youths in the party were allegedly behind the incident, calling for the removal of the party’s chairman, Ade Adetimehin because of alleged call for military intervention.

Speaking with newsmen around the Secretariat, the pioneer State Youth leader of the APC, Babalayo Olutayo, who was at the scene of the incident said that Adetimehin must leave office over various alleged offences.

According to him; “I woke up this morning to learnt that some aggrieved youths across the state went to the  Secretariat to seal-off the place with a lot of fetish objects, the place was barricaded, locked with chain and I went there to confirm the incident and I found out that what people said to us was actually the fact.

“What led to the incident was due to some allegations leveled against the incumbent chairman, Ade Adetimehin that he was calling for military takeover and we are yet to know the reasons why he was calling for this.

“Not only that we know that his tenure will come to an end by next year, and if at all he want to leave, we believe that he should leave the party better than where he met it not that he has to destroy the foundation of the party because he is leaving.

“Also, another allegations leveled against him was how he doctored the list of the just concluded governorship election and incoming local government election which we felt that this is not right.

“We believe that as a chairman, if you cannot better the democracy you should leave. You cannot continue to mortgage the life of the people because of your own personal interest. And of course people in the party are accusing him of high handedness, no accountability, and he is not honest.

“So for me, if people are clamoring for his removal or not, the truth is that he has spent his term so he should leave the party peacefully and honourably. He doesn’t need it to be chased out.

“He is the only one running the affairs of the party, no youth leader, no women leader, there is no party’s secretary, no state legal adviser.”

Reacting to the incident,Director of Media & Publicity of the party, Steve Otaloro said “I’m aware of the situation and the truth of the matter is that the security agencies have taken control of the Secretariat and we will continue appealing to those that came to shut down the place to be calm.

“Governance is a continuous, everybody will be taking care of, they should be wary of the law, what they are doing is very illegal, bombarding the party Secretariat is not the best. We will continue appeal to them not to take laws into their hands.

“Members who are not happy for now should please calm down and connected and we are making consultation on the situation.”