Police locked up Alake of Egbaland palace ground

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Nigerian Police Force

Policemen believed to be from the Ogun State Police Command on Saturday, took over the Ake Palace Ground in Ake, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, the venue of a parallel State congress of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State.

The Police who were seen at the venue of the parallel congress, believed to be  loyal to former Governor Ibikunle Amosun, locked up the gate to the Palace preventing party faithful from gaining access.

Many people believed to have been mobilised for the parallel congress were seen loitering around the Palace, unable to enter the venue.

It was confirmed through independence  that the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba (Dr) Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo was inside the Palace when the gate was locked on both APC members and the Palace inhabitants.

The Monarch was planning to Install one Chief Toyin Amuzu as the Asiwaju Leragun Egba at the Palace.

It was however gathered, from a reliable source, that the police, led by the Abeokuta Area Commander, later vacated the place about an hour to the commencement of the congress. The newspaper reports 

The Source who craved anonymity alleged that the police were mobilised on the order of Governor Dapo Abiodun but vacated the Palace on the order of the Inspector General of Police.

The Spokesperson of Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, did not reply our messages as at the the time of filing this report

We also gathered through Independent newspapers that the  Ogun State Chapter of APC had set for parallel Congresses, with both factions announcing different venues.

While the group loyal to Abiodun has started gathering at the MKO Abiola International Stadium as the venue of the Congress, the other group loyal to Amosun was also converging around Ake Palace ground for the congress.

The Chairman of the State Congress, Wale Ohu had, Thursday, through a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary, announced MKO Abiola Stadium as the congress venue.

Ohu assured that the congress would be monitored by officials of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC and security agents.

But on Friday, the group loyal to Amosun also released a statement quoting Gbenga Opaleye from Oyo State as the leader of the team assigned to conduct the congress at Ake Palace.

Independent gathered that Opaleye is also a member of the congress committee sent to Ogun State from the national headquarters of the Party.

In a related development, both Amosun and Abiodun groups have inaugurated factional local government exco of the party, the same way factional wards excos were inaugurated at different venues and times.

While the group loyal to the Governor inaugurated its exco on Friday at the party’s Secretariat in Iyana Mortuary, Abeokuta, Amosun’s group was planning to inaugurate theirs at Ake Palace ground, their congress venue.

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