Police intervene as leadership crisis rocks Oyo NDC.
The crisis erupted on Monday at the party’s state secretariat, opposite Adamasingba Stadium, Ibadan, where opposing factions engaged in […] The police has intervened in the leadership crisis rocking the Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following the purported removal of its state chairperson, Princess Oyeronke Bolajoko, by a group of party leaders.
The group that announced her removal accused the embattled chairperson of gross misconduct, abuse of office, administrative high-handedness and violation of the party’s constitution.
The development reportedly followed consultations among party leaders and members drawn from the 33 local government areas of the state.
Bolajoko rejected the decision, describing the exercise as a show of shame and insisting that those behind it lacked the authority to remove her. Amid the tension, police operatives arrived at the party secretariat to maintain order and forestall a possible escalation of the confrontation. Speaking on the development, Aare Adeola Olamide Ebisemiju, the NDC State Campaign Coordinator of the National Campaign Council, defended the decision to remove Bolajoko, alleging that her conduct violated the party’s rules and constitutional provisions. He said the decision was reached after consultations with party stakeholders across the state, adding that the motion for her removal was moved by him and seconded by members present at the gathering.
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