The protesters have been armed with placards bearing numerous inscriptions similar to “Ondo APC rejects Kangaroo main election,” “No main held in Ondo,” and “We wish a contemporary election,” amongst others.
Coincidentally, their protest occurred in the course of the Nationwide Working Committee assembly, the place aggrieved aspirants have been being placated to reconcile and help Aiyedatiwa forward of the governorship election in November.
The chief of the protesters, who can also be a celebration youth chief in Akure South, Kolawole Johnson, declared that solely a rerun election might pacify their individuals again dwelling in Ondo.
Addressing journalists on Thursday, Johnson additionally appealed to President Bola Tinubu and different celebration leaders to prevail upon the Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) of the celebration to inaugurate a brand new election committee chairman to supervise the contemporary ballot.
He acknowledged, “How will you declare to ratify the end result of a main and declare a candidate? It signifies foul play. Ondo is APC, and APC is Ondo State. We received’t sit idly by and permit opposition events to grab Ondo from us.
“That’s why we urge the celebration to annul the first. There have to be a rerun, and we demand a brand new individual to guide the committee overseeing us. What occurred was not a main election; it was the sale of the APC ticket. We demand a rerun as a result of we’re dissatisfied with the method.
“We, due to this fact, implore President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene on this matter. We can’t enable the opposition to imagine management of Ondo State.”
