The All Progressives Congress in Ondo
State has alleged that Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has
been intimidating some members of the state House of Assembly who have
the intention of joining the party.
The Commissioner for Information, Kayode
Akinmade, on Sunday promptly refuted the allegation, saying it was APC’s
wishful thinking.
Addressing journalists in Akure, the
state chairman of the party, Isaac Kekemeke, said some members of the
Ondo State House of Assembly were not willing to go to the Peoples
Democratic Party with the governor, but for his threat to declare their
seats vacant if they did not.
He said, “It has also come to our notice
that Governor Mimiko has put in place mechanism to entice, intimidate
and subdue the people of Ondo State in the Labour Party and in the PDP
who have expressed their willingness to work with our party, APC.”
Kekemeke also said his party was prepared
to resist Mimiko’s attempt to frighten the people of Ondo State away
from their genuine quest to realise their aspirations using the platform
of the APC.
But Akinmade replied the APC chairman,
saying APC at the moment did not have any member at the Ondo State House
of Assembly and lacked any visible political structure in the state.
