By Miracle Ogunde
The crisis in the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, seems not to have an end in sight as it continues to deepen with the suspension of Engr Folake Omogoroye, a female Governoship aspirant in the last primary election held on April 20, 2024.
Folakemi Judith Omogoroye is the latest Guber aspirant to be suspended by her party, following the recent controversial suspension of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, the Ondo South Senator.
Similarly, four ward executives namely, Ayesan Tunde; the Organizing Secretary, Jemiken Seyi; Assistant P.R.O, Adebayo Omobayo; the Assistant Welfare Secretary and Eweje Omotayo; Assistant Treasurer were also suspended.
Omogoroye’s suspension was contained in a press release sighted by Starnews NG on Monday.
The suspension was issued by the party executive committee in Ode Aye Ward 1, Okitipupa local government area of Ondo state
The suspension letter was signed by Akinsowola Awodele, Chairman of the ward, supported by twelve other exco members.
According to the letter, Omogoroye was suspended due to “anti-party activities and flagrant disobedience for constituted authority of the party”.
Recall that the female governorship aspirant called for the cancellation of the governorship primary election recently held in the state, conducted under the headship of the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Ododo.
Omogoroye has threatened a court action if the exercise wasn’t cancelled by the party for alleged widespread absence of election across the state.
According to her, ”there was no election anywhere,” it’s complete rape of democracy.”
The aspirant lamented the absence of election officials and voting materials at voting centers, rendering her and her supporters unable to exercise their right to vote.
She said that “despite her meticulous preparation and financial commitment to the party, she found herself circumvented to participate in the democratic process.
Omogoroye, has therefore, called the party’s leader, President Bola Tinubu, to intervene and annul the purported election.
According to her “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave us women a renewed hope agenda that prompted me to go into the race with assurance that the election is going to be free and fair and that was why I went into this contest.
“But to my greatest surprise, the reverse is the case. I was on the field from 7am no election materials, were seen, not to talk of seeing any party officials or INEC officials and a voice came up that Aiyedatiwa has won, Aiyedatiwa has won.”
Starnews NG had reported that the All Progressives Congress in Igbotako Ward II, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, few weeks ago, said it had suspended the senator representing the Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim.
The suspension was announced in a statement signed by 29 executive members of the party, including the ward Chairman and Secretary, Adetokunbo Adetola, and Sola Omotoye, respectively.
The ward said Ibrahim was suspended for alleged anti-party activities.
But in a swift reaction, another group of 55 members of the party, who identified themselves as members of the same Igbotako Ward II executive and in Okitipupa Local Government, disagreed with the purported suspension of Ibrahim as they passed a vote of confidence in the senator.
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