Ondo APC to suspend party chairman for assault on commissioner

The Ondo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has vowed that it would punish the ward chairman of the party in Akoko North-West Local Government Area of the state, Mr. Olumide Awolumate, for allegedly beating Mrs. Juliana Osadahun, the state Commissioner for Woman Affairs and Social Development.

The embattled chairman allegedly fought and inflicted injuries on the commissioner’s head during palliatives distribution in Arigidi Akoko, on Sunday.

Commenting on the incident, the chairman of the party in the state, Mr. Ade Adetimehin, expressed bitterness over the alleged attack on the commissioner and stated that the party would sit on the matter today (Monday).

He said, “We don’t tolerate indiscipline in our party. The erring chairman would be suspended for being involved in such a public, embarrassing act.

“I have directed the party chairman in the local government to bring everybody to Akure today (Monday), and we will deliberate, and appropriate sanction will be meted out where necessary. But, the ward chairman would be suspended.”