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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT AKEREDOLU’S COMMISSIONER, ALASOADURA’S FACE-OFF —APC

THE PUBLICITY SECRETARY OF THE PARTY IN THE AKURE NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, TEMITOPE ALUKO SAID THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) IN ONDO STATE IS NOT FACTIONALIZED OR IN CRISIS OVER THE MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION AND VALIDATION OF ITS MEMBERS AHEAD OF THE FEBRUARY 2, 2021 DEADLINE. RECALL THAT ONE OF THE GOVERNOR OLUWAROTIMI AKEREDOLU’S COMMISSIONERS, THE COMMISSIONER FOR WORKS, SAKA YUSUF OGUNLEYE, WHO IS FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WAS ATTACKED BY SOME ANGRY YOUTHS LAST WEEK AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR THE NIGER-DELTA, SENATOR TAYO ALASOADURA WAS ALLEGEDLY FINGERED IN THE INCIDENT, WHICH HE HAD SINCE DENIED. ALUKO SAID THAT OGUNLEYE WAS NOT BEATEN BUT THAT THE MEETING WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY THE PARTY’S STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE COUNCIL WAS DISRUPTED WHILE PARTY LEADERS WERE CHASED AWAY BY THE SPONSORED THUGS. ACCORDING TO HIM “THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO PROMOTE COHESION WITHIN THE PARTY IN THE COUNCIL AHEAD OF THE MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION AND VALIDATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PARTY IN THE STATE.