Youths in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ekiti State, under the
aegis of Ekiti APC Youths Congress (EAYC) have demanded explanations
from the Senator representing Ekiti Central, Babafemi Ojudu and former
Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin over the
whereabouts of the N250 million allegedly collected for the
impeachment of Governor Ayodele Fayose and his deputy, Dr Olusola
Eleka and another N200 million allegedly released for the April 11
House of Assembly election.
The youths accused Ojudu of polarising the party in the State by
sponsoring another dissident group within the party called APC Action
Group.
The APC youths in a press statement issued on Wednesday and jointly
signed by Mr Tope Ogunkuade and Comrade Tunji Adeleye, Convener and
Secretary respectively, blamed the activities of Ojudu and Omirin for
the party’s woeful performance in the April 11 House of Assembly
election.
“By running after Governor Fayose with impeachment despite that the
people were openly against it, they created public sympathy for Fayose
and hatred for the APC.
“The truth is that Ojudu and Omirin’s desperate ambition to be
Governor and Acting Governor respectively made our party to lose the
House of Assembly election woefully and we wish to warn the duo of
Ojudu and Omirin to stop trading with our party,” EAYC said.
While demanding explanations on the spending of a sum of N250 million
allegedly received to prosecute Governor Fayose’s impeachment and
another N200 million for the House of Assembly election, the APC said
it had become Ojudu’s habit to rake fund on behalf of the party and
pocket the fund.
Said the youths; “We read it online that N250 million was collected by
Ojudu for the Fayose’s impeachment project and we can’t doubt this
because we know how much he (Ojudu) made from Fayose’s impeachment in
2006.
“It was from the proceeds of Fayose’s impeachment project in 2006 and
Dr Kayode Fayemi’s rerun election of 2009 that Ojudu built his house
in Ado-Ekiti.
“This time around, Ojudu must tell us how much he has collected on the
Fayose’s impeachment that he is championing and we must also tell him
in clear terms that he should bury his thought of becoming Ekiti state
governor because if his likes had not worked against Fayemi’s
reelection, APC would have retained the State.”
