TVC E. The leadership crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State on Monday, August the 29th, 2016 took a new twist as unknown ritualists sealed off the state party secretariat located at No. 17 Oyemekun road in Akure.
According to reports, the fetish items were left at the entrance gate of the office secretariat during the early hours of the day.
It was gathered that the action was an attempt to block the embattled chairman of the party, Isaac Kekemeke, from gaining entry into the premises of the party’s secretariat.
Mr. Kekemeke had during the weekend summoned some members of the party’s State Executive Committee (SEC) loyal to his camp to a “peace talk” meeting following a crisis due to the purported removal of him from his position.
Sources from the party revealed that the suspected ritualists must have been employed by some aggrieved members of the party.
The source disclosed that the aggrieved members might be those who want Mr. Kekemeke to resign following allegations of incompetence.
Reacting to the incident, the Director of Media and Publicity of the party, Steve Otaloro, confirmed the development at the entrance of the party.
Mr. Otaloro, however, denied that members of the party could have carried out the action due to the leadership crisis rocking the party in the State.
He said “Our members could not have done that by placing such fetish objects in the front gate of the party secretariat all in the name of a crisis, but I see the hand of the opposition in this case”.
“Although there is a crisis in our party, the national leadership is already taking steps to resolve this crisis among the wary factions because the primary election is near”.
“I can assure you that the party will go into the primary election peacefully and it will be handled by our national secretariat in a transparent way.”
Meanwhile, the traditional monarch of the Akure Kingdom, Oba Ogunlade Aladetoyinbo, has condemned the fetish placed at the Ondo State APC secretariat as “sacrilege.”
“The palace condemns the attitude of some miscreants who went and sealed the entrance of the party secretariat with the traditional palm fronds, which is the traditional means of sealing off premises in Akureland”.
“We want to state that carrying out traditional sealing-off of premises remains the prerogative of the palace.”
The monarch said the sacrifice did not emanate from his palace, adding that his palace was ready to investigate the action.
“It is certain that those who carried out this condemnable act are not aware of the cultural and traditional implications of this action.
“The palace is apolitical and therefore should not be dragged into the internal wrangling of any party.
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