Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has reportedly met with the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW in the state, Jacob Adebo popularly known as “Idajo” to map out strategies on how the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC contesting the state constituencies seats must emerge victorious at the polls in order to gain optimal and firm control of the state legislature.
The meeting was called following the poor outing of APC during last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in that state where the party lost to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar.
According to a source within the government circle who craved anonymity the meeting was held at the Alagbaka Government House in Akure, the state capital.
The source who was at the meeting which was said to have been attended by close and trusted allies of the governor disclosed that the Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi was also in attendance where issues on the forthcoming House of Assemby election in the state were discussed.
“Having realised that they lost in the presidential election and with their poor performance in the National Assembly election, Mr. Governor (Rotimi Akeredolu) decided to call the secret meeting with the view to plan and also probably strategise ahead of the coming House of Assembly elections in the state.
“In fact, the Governor of Ekiti State Kayode Fayemi and some of the top goverment officials which included the SSG, Ifedayo Abegunde were all in the meeting which was held right inside the Government House in Akure at around 11am till 12 pm Wednesday.
“They invited the NURTW Chairman, Idajo, and some executive members of his union to the meeting with the concluded plan that they should go and work for the victory of the APC in the forthcoming election.
“The two Governors concluded that it is a ‘must’ that APC wins the House of Assembly election in all the LGAs and constituencies area so that the ruling party can still hold the grip of the parliamentary house.
“So, they have instructed “Idajo” to begin mobilize thugs and members of the NURTW for the elections and their mandate is to disrupt and cause violence on the election day and even snatch or destruction ballot boxes where APC is not popular in the strong hold of the opposition candidates if the ruling APC did not coast to victory next week Saturday.
“They even forced “Idajo” to sign a post dated resignation letter, which would come to effect if his boys do not help APC to win next week and instructed him to begin clamp down on any stubborn member of the opposition parties in the state.
“Don’t forget that Mr. Akeredolu was not happy about the results of the last week Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly election in the Ondo state because he failed to deliver the state for Buhari despite his promises to the President.
“The Governor and his counterparts in Oyo have been mocked by some Abuja cabals for failing woefully to deliver their state for Mr. President, even when he got to Abuja shortly after the secret meeting, some of the governors were jokingly mocking him for his faliure.
“And since the president, Buhari has been re-elected for a second term in office, Akeredolu wants to make up and have all his foot soldiers in the Ondo House of Assembly so that it will not be a two lost at a time” he said.
However, one of the sources within the NURTW maintained that a meeting of all local branches Chairmen have already been summoned by the NURTW Ondo State Chairman, “Idajo.”
“Well, I cannot really tell if they hold that meeting with the Governor but i received a call yesterday’s night that our State Chairman, Idajo, would be meeting with all the branch chairmen today (Thursday).
“And as i am speaking with you now, I am in Lagos to attend to my family but i have told my branch Secretary to attend the meeting and give me a feedback later in the day.
“But all i know is that the meeting is and will be about the forthcoming House of Assembly elections in the state because the State Chairman told us on Monday evening that the Governor was not happy over the last weekend election results” he said.
Recall that the NURTW Chairman was allegedly used by the state governor to invade the Ondo State House of Assembly on 9th November, 2018 during the impeachment sage of the house leadership where, “Idajo” led his boys to disrupt proceedings, and injured lawmakers and journalists in the process.
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