Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akoko Northeast local government area of Ondo state on Tuesday marched on the streets of Ikare-Akoko to protest alleged anti-party activities of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu ahead of Saturday’s rescheduled polls.
The protesters include party leaders and youth from all the 13 wards of the local government.
They urged the leadership of the party at the national level to sanction Akeredolu for his alleged disloyalty to APC, the party he rode to power.
Speaking to reporters, the duo of Chief Elemeje Idris,the APC Senatorial leader and Apostle Oloruntoba Johnson of Akoko East Elders Assembly condemned in strong term ,the visible support given to Action Alliance candidates for the next Saturday’s election at the expense of APC candidate, Prof. Ajayi Borrofice and Bunmi Ojo who are bonafide candidates of the ruling party.
They said: “Governor Akeredolu and the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the local government, Rafiu Eniayewu with other political appointees are now agents of AA as they distanced themselves from APC and its candidates for the Saturday’s election”.
The APC stalwarts urged the national leadership of the party not to put logistics of the party through the governor, stressing such would be used to work against President Muhammadu Buhari and other APC candidates in the area.
However, Akeredolu had repeatedly denied the claims that he was working for AA candidates instead of APC flag bearers.
