Fresh Crisis Hits the Ruling APC as Party Suspends Chairman

Posted by Odinaka on Fri 02nd Jun, 2017 - tori.ng

There is a brewing crisis within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as some members of the executive committee have passed a no confidence vote on the chairman.

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Fresh crisis has engulfed Ondo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a faction has passed a vote of no confidence in the state chairman, Isaac Kekemeke.

The party was engulfed in serious crisis before the November 26, 2016 governorship election, which led into closure of the party secretariat for several months, and as a result of the crisis, which arose from the outcome of the party’s primary election last year, a new leadership of the party under the chairmanship of Ade Adetimehin, emerged.

A statement by the party's state Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Adesanya, on Thursday, said the chairman had not been discharging his duties appropriately.

“The State Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, on this day, June 1st, 2017, unanimously passed a vote of no confidence on the State Chairman, Hon. Isaacs Kekemeke, for failing to discharge his responsibilities, neglect and dereliction of duty, among other offenses, in compliance with ARTICLE 21(D)(vi), of the Constitution of the APC, (October 2014 as amended),” the statement said.

The statement also said a three-member “fact finding disciplinary committee” had been set up to investigate the “former” chairman.

It said while Kekekeme remained under investigation, his deputy, Ade Adetimehin, was unanimously chosen to act as chairman of the party in the state.

According to the statement, Adetimehin will act as chairman until the report of the probe committee is submitted.

Members of the committee are Abayomi Adesanya, chairman; Rasheed Badmus, member; and Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye as Secretary.

This will not be the first time a no confidence vote was passed on the chairman, the first being in August last year during the build up to the crisis which attended the APC governorship primaries.

Kekemeke was accused of working against the interest of the then candidate Rotimi Akeredolu during the primaries and had been shoved aside since the ascension of Akeredolu as governor.