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ONDO STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR, AGBOOLA AJAYI DETAINED BY THE STATE POLICE COMMISSIONER, BOLAJI SALAMI
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi Detained By State Commissioner of Police, Over Plans To Defect To PDP
Ondo state deputy governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi, was detained on Saturday night for several hours by the state commissioner of police, Bolaji Salami.
In the video obtained by Naija News, the commissioner was heard saying “ your are already defecting, even your letter was brought to me this evening , you are defecting on Monday”. The deputy governor interjected and asked how his (Salami) decision to defect was a concern of the Police commissioner. He said: “Are you not a police officer, a senior officer, if I decide to leave a party for another, what’s your concern, are you the APC chairman, are you the PDP chairman.”
Naija News understands that the deputy governor had been nursing the idea of dumping his principal Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu in the order to contest against him in the forthcoming gubernatorial race in the state for over a year and this has caused great rift between him and Akeredolu.
In August 2019 he released a statement through his spokesman, Babatope Okeowo denying plans to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“This is a blatant falsehood as Agboola Ajayi remains a bonafide member of the APC and has no plan to dump the party for any rival political party.” the statement said.
In a bid to ensure that his political ambition was kept in secrecy, Ajayi again dismissed reports of a rift between him and his boss while speaking at his (Ajayi’s) 51st birthday celebration at the Ondo State Government House, Akure.
According to the Deputy Governor, he has the best working relationship with his boss.
Despite all the denials, it is now clear that Ajayi has perfected plans to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Party less than five months to the October 10, 2020 governorship election in the state.
Findings revealed that the deputy governor’s defection plan has created disaffection among top members of the APC and loyalists of Akeredolu, who had been pleading with Ajayi not to leave the party.
Credit: NAIJA NEWS
22/04/2020
PLOT TO IMPEACH ONDO STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR THICKENS
Moves have intensified for the possible removal of the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr Agboola Ajayi, on account of worsening relationship with Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the Governor of the state.
Reliable sources, opting for anonymity on account of the sensitivity of the known details of the growing distrust between the two All Progressives Congress – APC’s bigwigs, disclosed that Governor Akeredolu has allegedly convinced the Chairman of the party in Ondo State, Mr. Ade Adetimehin to shop for willing lawmakers that could be trusted to decisively nail the political coffin of Mr. Agboola Ajayi.
One of the sources told our correspondent that at least an initial unappropriated whopping sum of N100Million may have been voted for the “Agboola Ajayi Must Go” battle.
Corroborating what was widely circulating in the public domain on Tuesday, one source said that Governor Akeredolu purportedly commissioned Chairman Adetimehin to cultivate at least eight lawmakers that could be loyal to pursue a legislative agenda of impeaching his enstranged deputy.
Each of the lawmakers is allegedly penciled down to be rewarded with at least a sum of N5Million only.
On account of the possible backlash that could arise from the decision to remove the Deputy Governor, who is known to be a political juggernaut, the State Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Comrade Jacob Adebo (a.k.a. Idajo), is said to have been commissioned to follow-up with a wave of violence.
Sources familiar with the plot further told our correspondent that the Govenor may consider a complete lock down of the State using the pretext of noveau COVID 19 pandemic, to frustrate any backlash that could follow the removal of his deputy.
Several aides of the Governor were contacted by our reporters before press time, but there was no reaction on the serious allegations.
The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo, declined comments, saying he would not react to speculations. He, however, was warned of administrative topshot attending an all-night meeting at Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, up till early hours this Wednesday. The agenda of the meeting with the Governor remain unknown. But another Cabinet member confided in our correspondent that the differences and issues between the two feuding fellows are almost “irreconciliable at this point”.
Text messages to both Governor Akeredolu and his deputy were not replied.
Credit: DAILY INDEPENDENT
29/03/2020
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