The crisis rocking Osun All Progressive Congress (APC) took another turn on Saturday when loyalists of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and Minister for Interior, Rauf Aregbesola clashed at the party’s secretariat during the hearing of petitions by the Ward Congress Appeal Committee.
Two members, Muyideen Ajetunmonbi and Lukman Hassan of Osogbo Local Government Area, were injured during the pandemonium that broke out when gunshots were heard.
The committee had informed it received 32 petitions from 10 wards over last Saturday’s ward congress.
Party members stormed the APC secretariat as early as 8am on Saturday to submit more petitions.
Tension rose at the secretariat when loyalists of Governor Oyetola and Aregbesola met for explanations on some of the petitions.
A brawl later ensued between them with one of Oyetola’s loyalists, Muyideen Ajetunmonbi, injured on his head.
He told our correspondent some loyalists of Aregbesola led by chairman of a group within the APC, The Osun Progressives (TOP), Elder Adelowo Adebiyi, led thugs into the premises to attack any member with the cap of Oyetola’s second term campaign.
But Adebiyi denied the allegation, saying he didn’t lead thugs to the venue.
He said he was invited to expatiate on a petition he submitted, alleging the state government had already hired thugs against members submitting petitions to intimidate them.
The clash went on between both camps with gunshots heard at the secretariat, forcing committee members to hurriedly conclude the sitting for the day.
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