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  • Ondo APC: We will work for Buhari’s victory

    Call for dissolution of party excos

    Estranged leaders of the All Progressives Congress(APC) under the chairmanship of the former deputy governor,Ali Olanusi on Wednesday met in Akure to overhaul the ruling party ahead of 2019 polls.

    They called for dissolution of the state party executive to pave way for caretaker committee that would work for the victory of president Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of the party in the state.

    At the meeting were majority members and leaders who worked for the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and others in 2015.

    Among APC leaders at the meeting were Olanusi,Isaac Kekemeke,Chiefs M.A Akeju, Felix Ayegbusi,Mrs Yetunde Ogundipe, Bode Sunmonu, Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya, Gboyega Adedipe,Mrs Kehinde Adeniran,representatives of Senator Ajayi Boroffice and Segun Abraham,Chief Adewale Omojuwa and several others.

    In a communique after the meeting read by Mr Adeleke Musa, the stakeholders which according to them constitutes about 80 percent of members of the party in the state,said they formed a platform capable of winning election for the party in the state in 2019

    The group pledged absolute loyalty to President Buhari ,National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomole, and its National leader,  Asiwaju  Bola Tinubu.

    According to the communique” we condemn the development whereby the drivers union allegedly unleash terror on the party members in the state and physically attacked members of the state House of Assembly on the hallowed chamber

    “We also decry the anomalies in which eight lawmakers out of the 26 members in the House passed resolutions bothering on the on financial budget”.

    The group believed the State House of Assembly should be left alone to carry out its duties without any fear  from the Executive.

    Besides,the party leaders observed the compromise of the State Executive of the party in undermining the National leadership through court litigation,urging the National leadership to dissolve the state executive and put in place a caretaker committee in order to have one single party with one goal in the state.

    They  urged the National headquarters to note and work on the sinister plot by some disgruntled party officials to stay in the party and work against the success of the party in the forthcoming 2019 general election, especially in favour of Action Alliance (AA).

    The APC leaders expressed their unflinching commitment to work for the success of President Buhari and other National/ State Assembly candidates of APC in the coming general elections.

    A reconciliation committee was also inaugurated in which members were drawn from all factional groups within the APC to mend fences among aggrieved members to guarantee victory for the ruling party in the state.

  • “Oyegun has no hand in Ondo APC Chair’s suspension”

    “Oyegun has no hand in Ondo APC Chair’s suspension”

    The Ondo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has criticized the report credited to its former state chairman, Isaac Kekemeke, blaming his suspension on the national leadership of the ruling party.

    The party in a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity Steve Otaloro, said Kekemeke in an effort to ‘distort’ allegations leveled against him by the party leading to his suspension, descended on the APC national leadership.

    It noted that the former chairman faulted the letter from the national Secretariat that appointed Ade Adetimehin as the acting state chairman.

    The statement also quoted Kekemeke of accusing the National Chairman, Chief John Odigie Oyegun of unilaterally suspended him from office.

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    The party said “It is unfortunate that Kekemeke deliberately maligned our party national chairman and denigrated the highest authority of our party with a view to portraying himself as being innocent of all the allegations levelled against him.

    “All the allegations he levelled against the national chairman, according to him, are based on hearsay”

    The party pointed out that the former chairman as a lawyer should know that it was faulty to rely on hearsay to blame the national chairman in other to exonerate himself from exonerating from allegations against him.

    It noted that the choice of Oyegun as APC national chairman was not only based on his political prowess but his dignity to speak the truth at all times.

    The party however advised Kekemeke to wait till the issue will be sorted out by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s reconciliatory committee, stressing that his ‘concocted’ claims would not help his case.

    It said” the timing of this falsehood is wrong most especially when President Muhammadu Buhari has saddled the national leader,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu with the role to reconcile all aggrieved members of the party”.

     

  • No factions in Ondo APC – Spokesman

    No factions in Ondo APC – Spokesman

    The All Progressives  Congress (APC) in  Ondo State says  there are no factions  in the party.

    Mr Steve Otaloro, the Director of  Media and Publicity of the party in the state, said this in a statement issued in Akure on Wednseday.

    The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN )  reports that  some stakeholders  led by Sen. Ajayi Boroffice had on Nov. 27  passed a vote of confidence on the Isaac Kekemeke – led State Executive Committee (SEC).

    The group had also  reiterated its support for the APC – led Federal Government and the State Government.

    But Otaloro in the statement said: “It has come to our notice that some members of our party  who indulged in anti-party activities during the 2016 gubernatorial election in the state have regrouped to launch themselves back to limelight through all crooked means.

    “Nevertheless,  there are no factions in our party.

    “ We are one and our party chairman is Mr Ade Adetimehin and our leader is Arakurin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the executive governor of Ondo State who was a year ago overwhelmingly elected by the good people of Ondo State under the banner of APC.”

    Mr Kayode Fakuyi, the media aide to Boroffice, however, said the  senator was not ready to join issues with anyone.

  • ‘We’re not privy to allegation against Ondo REC’

    ‘We’re not privy to allegation against Ondo REC’

    The All Progressives Congress in Ondo State on Monday debunked the report calling on the Police and Directorate of State Security (DSS) to investigate the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state.

    The state Publicity Secretary, of the party, Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya, in a statement last Wednesday, also expressed the need for the total overhauling of staff in the Commission ahead of the November 26 governorship election in the state.

    Adesanya accused the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Segun Agbaje and the Commission’s Administrative Secretary, Alhaji Kabir Omosanya of complicity with the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State led by one Clement Faboyede.

    He alleged that the two top officers of the commission have been having shady deals through an unholy alliance with key loyalists of the  Governor Olusegun Mimiko to perpetrate fraud ahead of the forthcoming governorship poll.

    However, the APC chairman in the state, Isaac Kekemeke said his executives were not privy to the statement.

    According to him,“before any statement of such could be made public,or even any policy statement from the party executives,it must be agreed upon and ratified by the party executives.

    “But the publicity secretary who issued the statement to the press must have equipped himself with facts of the allegation,which spurred him to unilaterally fired the shot without inputs of the state excos.”

    Kekemeke said he received calls from many APC leaders within and outside the state on the sensitive allegation in order to ascertain its veracity,saying“I just told them that Adesanya must have got the proofs of the allegation before issuing the statement.

    “Although,the allegation had caused a lot of embarrassment to the party,but as the Party Chairman in the State,I have no pre-knowledge of the allegation,and none of my state executives was aware of it,we did nt discuss it at any of our meetings and as such,we are not a party to the allegation against the REC”

    The legal practitioner said the state executive remains committed to the victory of APC in the state on November 26.

    Kekemeke urged party members to work to remain calm and mobilise voters for the poll.

  • We’ll conduct credible primary in Ondo, says Kekemeke

    The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)Isaac Kekemeke has reiterated his determination to ensure credible primary election ahead of the November 26  governorship poll in the state.

    According to him, the election to determine the party’s flag bearer would be even more acceptable than that of Edo State which attracted positive accolades by the people within and outside the state.

    He spoke in Akure, the state capital, during the declaration of former senator representing Ondo Central District, Ayo Akinyelure, as governorship aspirant under the platform of the APC.

    Over 50 aspirants will participate in the party’s primary election, which is to produce the candidate of the party.

    Kekemeke debunked the rumour that the state executive has a particular candidate, stressing that over 3,000 delegates would determine the candidate of the party.

    He urged the delegates and supporters of the party to put the interest of the party in their minds and ensure the victory of APC in the coming election to bring the desired change to the state.

    While declaring his intention to run for governor, Akinyelure said his interest in the race was to be part of the stakeholders that would revive the state’

    According to him,the state had experienced economic doldrums to the extent that it has ranked among the worst in the southwest.

    The former chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs said “As an oil producing state with special oil derivation funds ,it is so disheartening that the economic management of the state is bad and there is a need to urgently initiate accelerated development of its huge natural resources.

    Akinyelure said”It is the cry for recovering that gingered my thought with some concerned stakeholders in the state and after a vast consultation,I resolved to declare my interests to run the governorship race.

    The politician said he would use foreign investors to develop the massive natural resources across the three senatorial districts of the state ,if he is elected as the governor.

    He said there would be employment and re-deployment of human resources into developmental projects such as granite and bitumen exploration, glass production, cottage industries and large scale agriculture to solve unemployment problem.

    He promised to run an open government where all public interests and stakeholders would be catered for through effective participation in governance.

  • ‘Mimiko’s support for Jonathan hypocritical’

    The Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr. Isaac Kekemeke, has described as hypocritical the state governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko’s support for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan.

    Alleging that governor’s stance is not for altruistic reasons, the APC chieftain who was addressing party supporters in Ondo West and Ondo East local government, said the fear of a possible probe of corrupt government officials by the APC presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), if elected as president was the major reason driving the governor’s unbridled support for Jonathan.

    Speaking in the same vein, another APC chieftain in the state, Prince Olu Adegboro, urged all Yorubas to support the Buhari/Osinbajo presidential ticket. He urged the people not to be carried away by anti-Yoruba elements hiding under different cultural and traditional institutions to work against genuine interest of the Yoruba race.

  • ‘Our party’ll be fair’

    ‘Our party’ll be fair’

    The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Isaac Kekemeke, has assured aspirants of fairness.

    Kekemeke spoke when an aspirant, Morayo Lebi, picked a nomination form at the party secretariat in Akure, the state capital.

    Lebi, a lawyer, is seeking to represent Ondo South Senatorial District.

    The APC chairman, who described the party as the toast of the people, said the state executive had no interest in any aspirant.

    He said: “APC is the new bride in Ondo politics because Governor Olusegun Mimiko has “ebolarised” the PDP and members.

    “Many of them, who are happy about his return to PDP, are planning to join us in APC. Our doors are opened for them and we promised to integrate them into our party.

    “We’ll be fair to all aspirants; we will make sure that the best candidates emerge through transparent primaries.”

    Lebi said he joined the race to add value to his people, noting that if elected he would put in place various programmes to better the lot of the people.

  • Ondo APC chair preaches unity

    Ondo APC chair preaches unity

    Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman Isaac Kekemeke has said the party’s new leadership will unite factions to build a stronger APC and take over power.

    Speaking to The Nation after meeting with the leadership of the Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Riders’ Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN) in Akure, Kekemeke said: “We will ensure that the APC gets substantial votes during the February 2015 Presidential and National Assembly polls.”

    He said his committee would not be distracted by the antics of two leaders of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and the All Nigeria Peoples Congress (ANPP), who claimed they had formed a parallel executive.

    Kekemeke said: “These two party leaders, who are members of the legacy party, earlier withdrew from the ward and local government congresses because they wanted the party offices to be shared between the legacy parties that formed APC.

    “This request is contrary to the APC’s constitution. They must understand that the APC is a moving train with a distinct ideology, which nobody can hold back or slow down its pace.”

    He urged aggrieved members to forget the past and work together to ensure that the APC takes over power in the state, rather than constituting themselves into a cog in the wheel of progress.

     

    Kekemeke said: “We need them to be part of our present efforts to rebuild the progressive party. If their action is a drama or comic, we have had enough of it. It is now time for action.”

    “If it is an attempt to create division that does not exist for a perceived advantage, either to themselves or another party, they will soon discover to their chagrin that this advantage is not in existence.”

  • Ondo APC chieftain lauds Kekemeke’s election

    Ondo APC chieftain lauds Kekemeke’s election

    A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Prince Boye Ologbese, has lauded the emergence of the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in the State, Mr. Isaac Kekemeke, as the new State Chairman of the party.

    While describing the development as a new dawn for the progressives in the state, Ologbese called for the unflinching support of party members to ensure that Kekemeke succeeds in his new assignment.

    The APC stalwart commended party leaders in the State, especially the Senator representing Ondo North District, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice, for his role in Kekemeke’s election.

    He also hailed the State Congress Committee led by the former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Otunba Femi Pedro, for their commitment to the successful conduct of the Congress.

    Also speaking, another APC chieftain in the State, Ambassador Bayo Yusufu, commended the national leaders of the party and Boroffice for the ensuring the success of the state congress.

    On Kekemeke, Yusufu said, “I have worked with Kekemeke in the past and I know what he is capable of doing for Ondo APC. I am certain he would harmonise the party and fortify it to win future elections in the State.”

     

  • Ondo: Ex-SSG emerges Chairman

    FORMER Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Hon. Isaac Kekemeke, on Saturday emerged as the State Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC).

    Kekemeke, who served under the administration of former governor of the state, late Dr. Olusegun Agagu, narrowly won with 499 votes beating the runner-up, Engr. Ade Adetimehin, who scored 497 votes.

    Other contestants for the chairmanship seat include Barrister Sola Iji, Prof. Wole Aderounmu, Adetimehin and Prof. Abiodun.

    Security was tight at the venue of the congress, which was held at the multi-purpose B-Kay Complex in Akure, the state capital.

    Addressing reporters shortly after the poll, the State Chairman of the Congress Committee, Chief Femi Pedro, described the event as successful.

    Pedro, who was a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, said over 1,070 delegates from the 18 local governments and 303 wards in the state participated in the congress after they were duly accredited.

    According to him, “The congress was hotly contested by five candidates, but there were two major candidates, the winner, Hon. Kekemeke and the runner-up, Engr. Ade Adetimehin.

    “Though, there were argument before the commencement of the congress, but we were able to resolve these issues. This is usual and excepted in a political gathering but you know in APC, we know how to handle our issues.”

    On other elected positions in the party, Pedro said there was consensus arrangement for other State executives post, which he said have been zoned.

    Pedro noted that with the emergence of the new executives for APC in the state, the days of the ruling Labour Party (LP) in the Alagbaka Government House are numbered.

    The new APC State chairman, Kekemeke described his victory as a new dawn for the progressive party in the State.