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Fatai Adeyanju, Others Humiliated Over Misappropriation Of Party Funds

Chief OtemoluCaution was thrown into wind recently when some members of the People’s Democratic Party in Ogun State went berserk following the failure of some leaders of the party to release the fund allegedly meant for the state co-ordinators engaged for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election.

The meeting which was held at an hotel in Quarry road in Abeokuta was meant to sensitize 708 coordinators drawn from 236 wards of the state, but ended abruptly.

It was gathered that the meeting started at 10:am and lasted for about five hours before it was later climaxed to taking into hostage two party leaders including national Auditor, Fatai Adeyanju and the South-West Secretary of the party, Chief Pegba Otemolu.

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It was further gathered that, the coordinators got provoked when the national auditor told them that the fund was not available at the moment.

According to the source, Adeyanju explained that the money had not been deposited in the designated account.

When our correspondent got to the venue, the coordinators became more infuriated when they discovered that one million naira hotel bill had been issued for food and drinks that were not served.

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The coordinators consequently held the two party leaders hostage and insisted that they would not allow them to go until they release the fund meant for them.

The two party leaders were held hostage for hours after which some political thugs escorted Otemolu out of the hall and quickly entered his waiting Honda pilot jeep.

Attempt by the driver to whisk away his boss led to an accident leaving one of the coordinators from Sagamu seriously injured.

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The incident sparked off tension as the aggrieved coordinators bundled Otemolu out of his car which had jumped over the median and hit another parked car.

The national auditor however, picked race while his colleague was being harassed by the aggrieved party members.