Ondo APC Wields Big Stick, Suspends Party Chairman For Beating Commissioner Over Palliatives Distribution

By Babatunde Solanke

The Ondo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has wielded its big stick by suspending  a ward chairman of the party in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state, Mr Olumide Awolumate, for allegedly beating the state Commissioner for Woman Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Juliana Osadahun.

Recall that Awolumate was seen in a video engaging in a free-for-all with the commissioner, allegedly inflicting injuries on the latter’s head during palliatives distribution in Arigidi Akoko, on Sunday.

The State Chairman of the party, Ade Adetimehin made this disclosure during an interview with The Punch online on Monday.

Adetimehin, who expressed bitterness over the alleged attack on the commissioner and stated that the party would sit on the matter today (Monday).said, ” We don’t tolerate indiscipline in our party. The erring chairman would be suspended for being involved in such a public, embarrassing act.

“I have directed the party chairman in the local government to bring everybody to Akure today (Monday) and we will deliberate and appropriate sanction will be meted out where necessary. But, the ward chairman would be suspended.”

Similarly, the Deputy Majority Leader of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Princess Oluwatosin Ajirotutu, has condemned the act of the ward chairman, just as she also called on the state police command to arrest and prosecute the APC chieftain.

 “It is displeasing and barbaric to have viewed a video clip that surfaced and has caused pandemonium in the media space and Arigidi in Akoko Northwest of Ondo State following the directive of Ondo State Government on subsidy palliatives distribution across the state, “Ajirotutu said.