APC ward congress marred with controversy as one shot dead in Ondo State

By Ehi Ekhator

Like every other state during the All Progressives Congress ward congress, one Bosun Adegorola was shot dead and 15 others were seriously injured during the ward congress in Ondo State.

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The incident was caused by factions of the party who engaged themselves in supremacy battle for the party. They shot sporadically across the state.

According to the information gathered, about three persons were arrested by the police for alleged breakdown of law and order and were detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, CID.

Bosun Adegorola was shot on the head at Ajipowo area ward 2 in Akure when some aggrieved members of the faction group came to the area complaining of the manner at which the primaries were conducted.

The complaints led to an argument and gunshots ensued which led to the death of the victim and others injured in the process.

Wp;e Ogodo, police spokesman confirmed the incident and including the arrest of the hoodlums, and added that the deceased was shot on the head during an argument at the ward congress in Akure.

This came as a faction of the party pulled out of congresses alleging marginalisation.

Yesterday congresses across the state were allegedly marred with irregularities as party members engaged themselves in free- for- all while in some areas the exercise failed to hold as at 5pm.

A member of the House of Representatives was accused of hijacking the party and imposing one of his stooges as a member of the executive at Oshodi/Isolo ward 10.

There werer gunshot at Owode/Imuagun ward 11 which abstractly ended the election in the ward.

The faction that pulled out include a member, Board of Trustees of the defunct All Nigerian Peoples’ Party, ANPP, Captain Demola Ariyo, and its state chairman, Yemisi Aladesaye, State Chairman of defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Olalekan Obolo and its governorship candidate Soji Ehinlanwo.

But reacting, interim State Secretary of the Party, Prince Olu Adegboro, described the faction as jokers, adding that no amount of sabotage from any quarters would halt the congresses in the wards from going on as scheduled.

APC ward congress marred with controversy as one shot dead in Ondo State