A socio-political group, Ondo Elite Group, has warned Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa against tampering with the political structure in the state.
The group warned that such move might spell doom for the party ahead of the November governorship election in the state.
A statement signed by General Secretary of the group, Chief Yemi Oladiran, advised Governor Ayedatiwa to unite all stakeholders rather than causing division within the party.
Oladiran said tension has been gradually brewing in the Ondo APC over plans by the governor to oust and replace the party leadership in the state.
He said, “The APC primaries is coming up in the state in the next few months, and unless those behind the plot retrace their steps, APC in the state might be risking a repeat of the setbacks it suffered in Zamfara in the last general election.
“Dissolving the state executive of the party will negate the agreement governor Lucky Ayedatiwa signed with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the crisis that engulf the state over the friction between late governor Rotimi Akeredolu and Ayedatiwa.
“What we are guiding against is the repeat of what happened in Zamfara and we cannot allow this to happen in Ondo state because we play the game by the rules and guided by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Anything we do in the party is guided by the constitution of the APC. I can assure you that Ondo will not allow a repeat of Zamfara treatment. We must go into the next election as one united family.
“No one can truncate a moving train, that is moving at a speed of development, like the one we are having in Ondo. The understanding between the executive members of Ondo APC and government is cordial and we should go into this election as one”
“We’re proud of the leadership of the state chairman, Ade Adetimehin. He has been able to stabilise the party since he became the chairman of the party.
“Nobody changes a wining team, the present leadership has two more years to complete it’s term. They should be allowed to usher in a new governor after the November election.
“Tampering with the present leadership in the state party or the EXCO, would be counterproductive and spell doom for the party.”
APC Publicity Secretary in the state, Alex Kalejaye said it was unimaginable that anyone would contemplate dissolution of the party’s structures in an election year.
He added, “The executive committee of the chapter has never been in crisis nor in disagreement of whatever dimension. The Ade Adetimehin-led executive committee has rather built the chapter to an enviable and appealing state that now attracts gladiators from other political parties.
“Political observers will attest that Ondo APC executive committee is arguably one of the most organised and disciplined in the entire APC family across the country.
“The State Executive Committee is committed to clear victory for the party at the guber poll. We need the cooperation of all leaders and elders to achieve this laudable feat.”