The National Secretariat of the of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday passed a vote of confidence on the embattled Chairman of the party in Ondo state,Isaac Kekemeke and its executives.
It debunked the report on the removal of Kekemeke, saying he is still in control of the party in Ondo state and will remain so until the national secretariat decides otherwise.
In a communique issued at the end of the meeting of the State Executive Committee (SEC) of the party, with the National Executive Committee(NEC)officials from Abuja, it resolved to remain focused and determined to wrest power from the present government in the state.
According to the communique “the National Secretariat of the party led by the National Deputy Chairman (North) and the National Deputy Chairman (South) have made it abundantly clear yesterday in a meeting held with the State Working Committee that the State Party Chairman, Kekemeke remains the Party’s Chairman in Ondo State, while grievance(s) from any dissent voice can only be treated as at first instance by the Party’s zonal committee in line with Article 21 (B) (vi) (d) of the party’s constitution.”
The communique released by the party’s Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Steve Otaloro reads further “we remain resolute with the leadership of Hon. Kekemeke as the De-facto and De-jure Chairman of our Great Party in Ondo State.
“We retain confidence in the leadership of Chief Pius Akinyelure, the Party’s National Vice Chairman (South West) of our great Party.
“We further affirm our confidence in the leadership of the National leader of our Great Party, in person of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“We therefore assure the general public, our party members home and abroad and all the party’s gubernatorial aspirants in the forthcoming primary election in Ondo State that the exercise is going to be free, fair and transparent to protect the integrity of our party in Ondo State.
“We also we re-assure the general public who have made up their mind to send away the PDP-led government from its reign of deceit in Ondo State through their votes come November 2016, that there will be no imposition.”