By Wasiu Owolewa
The Ado-Ekiti local government Executive Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress(APC) at its meeting today has unanimously removed the caretaker party chairman of ward 8, Ado-Ekiti, Mr Clement Afolabi over his refusal to appear before the committee that was set up to look at the various allegations against him.
In a letter jointly signed by the caretaker party chairman, Hon. Mike Akinleye and the Secretary of the party in Ado-Ekiti local government, Barrister Oluwasola Temitope, the caretaker ward chairman was directed to submit all party documents in his possession to his deputy with immediate effect.
Part of the letter reads as follows,
“In line with the relevant portions of our party constitution and having refused to appear personally or in writing before the committee constituted to look at the various allegations against you in ward 8, we the Ado-Ekiti local government Executive Caretaker committee of the whole house in our meeting today 3rd May 2021 hereby removed you as caretaker chairman of APC ward 8, Ado-Ekiti as guided by Article 21(B) vi(b)”
Recall that the caretaker chairman of ward 8 was invited by the party last following the various allegations of anti party activities against him.