Osun APC Crisis Deepens As Five Aregbesola’s Caucus leaders arraigned In Court

It seems the internal crisis of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has crossed the river rubicon as the Caretaker Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State, Rasaq Salinsile and former Chairman of the party, Adelowo Adebiyi alongside five others were arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 23rd August, 2021, OSUNREPORTERS NEWS gathered.

Other five persons arraigned include; former Commissioner for Works and Transports, Kazeem Salami, former Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Special Needs, Com. Biyi Odunlade, former Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Hon Idowu Korede, one Alaba Popoola and Azeez Adekunle who were at the forefront of the former Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s caucus known as ‘TOP’ in the Osun chapter of the APC.

They were arraigned for sponsoring some political thugs allegedly attacked members of the APC, outside the premises when members of the APC on August 14 besieged the party secretariat to submit petitions as the party’s Ward Congress Appeal Committee resumed sitting at the Party’s Ogo-Oluwa premises in Osogbo which allegedly led to assault of one Hamzat Lukman Babatunde by hitting him with stones on his head.

…….The defendants were charged for assault occasioning harm and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 516 and 355 of the Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. Il laws of Osun State of Nigeria 2002. They were also charged for allegedly assaulting another person, Ajetumobi Muldeen by hitting him with parts of broken plastic chairs on his head, which caused him harm

At the court, defendants pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge labelled against them, while their counsels, N. A Adediran and Abdulfatai Abdulsalam sought their bail.

In his proceeding, Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara admitted the bail of the first two defendants with the sum of 5 million and one surety who must be a civil servant while the 3rd to 7th defendants were admitted to bail in the sum of N5 million and self-recognition. The case was however adjourned till September 24 for further mentionon the matter.

(Daily Post)