Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has sacked Allen
Sowore, special assistant on new media to Agboola Ajayi, his deputy.
This was announced in a statement by Olusegun Ajiboye, chief
press secretary to the governor.
Sowore was advised to submit all government’s property in his
possession to the chief of staff to the governor.
Akeredolu and Ajayi have been having a running battle which
finally led to the resignation of the deputy governor from the All Progressives
Congress (APC).
Ajayi had defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
where he has indicated interest to run against the governor in October.
Uche Secondus, national chairman of the PDP, was in Ondo on
Monday to formally receive Ajayi in the opposition party.
Secondus had said Ajayi’s defection would be a boost for the
party in the October 10 governorship election, assuring him of a level-playing
field during the governorship primary.
Sowore was the one who circulated the video of the police
preventing Ajayi from moving out of his official quarters at the government
house premises on Saturday night.
Policemen led by Bolaji Salami, commissioner of police,
reportedly acted on instructions from the governor but Akeredolu has since
distanced himself from the action of the police.
Sowore had told reporters that the deputy governor was taken
hostage for hours, despite the fact that he enjoys immunity.
“We could not leave the government house for several hours
yesterday as they refused the deputy governor to pack his personal belongings,”
he had said.
“At a time, the deputy governor had to ask the stand of the
commissioner of Police in this matter, because the way he acted yesterday was
just too low of him as a public officer and not a politician.”
Reference was not made to the incident of Saturday but
Akeredolu simply wished Sowore “the best of luck in his future endeavour”.
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