APC Members Scamper for Safety As Gunmen Take Over Primary Election in Ondo
Fidelis David in Akure
Pandemonium broke out on Monday at Ward 5, Ebenezer African Church Primary School, Amudipe Street, Akure, as sporadic gunshots disrupted the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Ondo Central Senatorial District, forcing party members, journalists and residents to flee for safety.
The ward serves as the voting point of the incumbent senator, Adeniyi Adegbonmire. Other contenders in the contest are Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s reported consensus candidate, Taiwo Fasoranti, and retired military officer and legal practitioner, Olumuyiwa Adu.
Trouble started when some youths suspected to be thugs stormed the venue while voting was ongoing.
