Ondo APC: Kekemeke Remains Party Chairman – Boroffice

The time-honored crisis rocking the Ondo state chapter of the all Progressives’ Congress (APC) may have taken a new dimension, as the Senator representing Ondo North senatorial district, Professor Ajayi Boroffice has affirmed that the National leadership of the party did not appoint an acting chairman for the Ondo State chapter of the party, adding that Barr. Isaac Kekemeke remains the state chairman of the party.

This is contained in a statement signed by his media aide, Kayode Fakuyi, where the senator went further to say:
“the letter which purportedly appointed the deputy chairman as the acting chairman is fake.”

On Monday, 27th of November, 2017. Boroffice had attended a stakeholders’ meeting of the APC in Ondo State, as invited by the embattled state chairman, D. I kekemeke. Where over 75% of the party leaders, cutting across the party structure were reported to have been in attendance. The meeting reportedly deliberated on a number of germane issues and made far-reaching resolutions.

The Party Stakeholders also reportedly passed a vote of confidence on the Kekemeke-led State Executive Committee (SEC) of the party and reiterated support for the Buhari led government.

At the meeting, Boroffice reportedly declared wholehearted support for the decision of the Kekemeke leadership to encourage aggrieved party members to become more active in party activities and also woo members of other political parties in the State to join the APC.
The senator also debunked some rumors linking him to another party in the state, adding that it is untrue.

He further said:

“On the circulated letter which purportedly appointed the deputy chairman of our party as the acting chairman, the letter is fake.
In fact, the content of the fake letter has no constitutional backing. It reads more like an ordinary note than a party communication seeking to confer authority on anyone. It should also be noted that the National Chairman of APC has no such powers to direct any party official to author such letter. Only the National Executive Committee of the party has the powers to sack the state party chairman and appoint acting chairman. It is on record that the NEC of our party has not considered the matter and the NEC has not taken any position on the matter. The letter is fake in its entirety.”

“Barr. Isaac Kekemeke remains the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State. If there is any allegation against the state chairman, the allegation should be investigated. However, nobody, no matter how highly placed, would be allowed to address such allegation with corruption and impunity. Fouling constitutional provisions of our dear party with an agenda to derive personal gains and satisfy bloated ego is corruption.”

“The reported disciplinary committee-led by Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya is unconstitutional. Aside fact that the committee breached the rules of fair hearing, the inauguration and composition lacked legality. The recommendations of such unconstitutional committee are null and void.”

“It is instructive to note that the south west leadership of the APC has set up a committee to investigate the allegation raised against the state chairman of APC in Ondo State. Until, the committee completes its work and submit its report to the National Executive Committee (NWC), any decision taken on the matter will be subjudice.”

He concluded by saying:

“Senator Boroffice wishes to reaffirm his confidence in the state chairman of APC in Ondo State. About 75% of the party structure has declared support for the state chairman. No outsider can impose any pro tempore chairman on our party. The evolution of the APC did not start with the 2016 governorship primary election in the State. The evolution of the party started in 2011 when Senator Boroffice as the only elected member of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ondo State mobilised fellow progressives to build the progressive family in the nooks and crannies of Ondo State.
Therefore, those who have sworn to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of APC but have undermined the Constitution of the party with unconstitutional actions and inexcusable inactions should be warned.”

However, all efforts by nigeriancablenewsonline.com to reach Prince Abayomi Adesanya, a ‘factional’ PRO of the Party in Ondo state and hear from him proved abortive, as his phone number was not going through.