— Governor distances self from demonstration

By Dayo Johnson, Akure

The Democratic Integrity Network, a support group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), has condemned Monday’s protest by some women and youths in Ondo State over the National Assembly candidates’ list ratified by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), describing it as a staged attempt to undermine the party’s leadership.

In a statement issued by its Coordinator, Bankole Aminu, the group described the protest as an “orchestrated plot against the party’s leadership” and a “dangerous distraction from party unity.”

The group also commended President Bola Tinubu and the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, for their leadership of the party.