ACN planning to rig Ondo gov poll – LP

The Olusegun Mimiko Campaign Organisation on Sunday alleged that there was a grand plan by the Action Congress of Nigeria to import political mercenaries into Ondo State ahead of   the October 20 governorship election to rig the election.

According to the Organisation, the ACN held a meeting recently in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, at the instance of the ACN chairman, Chief Bisi Akande who presided over the  meeting.

Sources privy to the meeting, according to a statement by its Director of Publicity and Media Relations, Mr. Kolawole Olabisi, claimed that the ACN Chairman, in company with some of the party officials including Rotimi Agbede the Publicity Secretary of the party in Ondo State, assembled in an hotel owned by an ACN Senator in the state to perfect the act.

But the Chairman, Contact and Mobilisation of ACN in the state, Mr. Ade Adetimehin, in his reaction described the allegation as baseless and insisted that the ACN, being a peace-loving party, did not believe in violence.

Adetimehin, who is also the treasurer of the party in the state, insisted that   members of the ACN, would never hire another tribe to destabilise peace and unity among their people.

He said, “No history of violence had been traced to the ACN in Ondo State since the political activities resumed about one year ago.

“We are noted for decency and hardwork and there is no way we could plan evil against our own people.”

But Olabisi alleged that the meeting, the sole agenda of which was the “capturing of Ondo State” at all cost, dwelt extensively on what was described at the meeting as “ looking for the best proof and perfect formula to push Mimiko out of office despite his immense popularity.”

It added that the Ekiti State Chief of Staff, Yemi Adaramodu, a chief from the Okitipupa area of Ondo State, as well as some members of the party from the riverine areas were present at the meeting.

He said, “We want to alert the whole world to the devilish act of the ACN  which has perfected plans to further perpetrate its violent bent in Ondo State since they came like a rapacious army of occupation that they are.

“At the clandestine meeting, held in the hotel of a serving Senator in Ado Ekiti, it was concluded that mercenaries would be brought in from far away Adamawa State to execute the ‘formula’ which details the meeting agreed would be released at another meeting scheduled for the Osun State capital, Osogbo, before the end of August.

“According to the agreement of the meeting, all arrangements must be concluded regarding the Adamawa ‘imports’ because they must be on ground for the campaign flag off of the ACN tentatively scheduled for the end of August in Akure.”