James Sowole in Akure
More than a month after the November 26 Gubernatorial Election in Ondo State, the Chairman of the Allied Congress of Nigeria (ACPN), Ondo State, Mr. Bosun Omosunle, was yesterday impeached by members of the party for allegedly getting involved in anti-party activities during the election.
Omosule was alleged to have worked for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and winner of the election, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, at the expense of the candidate of the ACPN, Mr. Adetuwo Ogunjumelo.
The decision to impeach the embattled chairman was taken at a meeting held in Akure, the Ondo State capital yesterday. The meeting was presided over by the secretary of the party, Mr. Alex Akindele, as Omosule was absent
In a letter sent to the national secretariat of the party, a copy of which was made available to journalists in Akure, the embattled chairman allegedly held several meetings with Akeredolu at a hotel in Akure where he declared support for him.
Omosule was also accused of embezzling some money that belonged to the party and was also alleged to have stolen some party’s property at the state secretariat of the party in Akure.
“ He ( Omosule) was sighted alongside with Mr. Akinrenwa Olatunji, his deputy at Royal Park Lane Hotel (Akure) holding a meeting with the APC candidate, Akeredolu on November 23, 2016 .
“After receiving N165,000 from the governorship candidate (of the ACPN) under the guise of providing security for the flag off ceremony of our party which was scheduled to hold in Okitipupa, he refused to pay the money. He refused to come to the flag off neither did he allow some members to attend.
“Omosule phoned the party’s candidate in the presence of the Campaign Committee Chairman, Mr. Akintoye Cornelius that he would sell the ACPN’s votes on the election day.
“ In this regard, we are tired of his anti-party and fraudulent activities, we therefore seek the removal of Mr. Bosun Omosule with immediate effects “, the letter read.
Reacting to the action of the party, Omosule denied all the allegations saying those that were at the meeting were aggrieved members of the party insisting that he remains the chairman of the ACPN in Ondo State.
“What they are doing was illegal, at their meeting you can’t find members of the state executive. Those people are ordinary members of ACPN. Some of them are not even our members”, he said.
Omosule said he would hold senatorial meeting of the party today (Thursday) at Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government as the chairman of the party in the state.
