Emmanuel Thomas l August 29, 2018
LAGOS, Nigeria – South West Zonal Leader of the All Progressive Congress(APC), Mrs. Kemi Nelson has said that she has neither been involved in thuggery nor hooliganism in the last 30 years that she has been in politics. Kemi Nelson reacted following reports in the media that her supporters clashed with followers of the Women Leader of the APC, Lagos, Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas.
But in a statement, Hon.Princess Folashade Oba, Media aide to Kemi Nelson said the APC women leader in Lagos was never part of the incident.
According to Oba, “Six weird looking men in black t-shirt stormed the office of the Zonal Women Leader (South West), demanding to see her. Her staff at the office requested for details of their visit including reasons for the visit. They refused to provide information on their mission at Chief Mrs. Nelson’s office other than they came there from one iron Lady in Lagos Island.
“Apparently sensing that they may not be allowed to gain entry because Chief Mrs. Nelson was in a meeting with the Lagos State Deputy Chairman, Chief Sunny Ajose and State Vice Chairman, West Senatorial District, Chief Funsho Ologunde, the men unleashed terror of unimaginable proportion on the office and on everyone in sight. They vandalized the office, beat up all staff members, party members and stole personal belongings such as phones, office items and other valuables. The men came prepared to destroy and maim. They were armed with shotguns and others dangerous weapons”, she said.
She said the party hierarchy is looking into the matter and it will be resolved as soon as possible.
See details below:
PRESS RELEASE
PEACE IS ALL AM ABOUT-APC SOUTH WEST ZONAL LEADER, KEMI NELSON
I’ve never been involved in thuggery, Hooliganism in all my 30 years in politics. Our attention has been drawn to reports in some quarters of the media about the involvement of the Zonal Women Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Mrs Kemi Nelson in a fracas at the Lagos State Secretariat of the party.
To set the record straight, Chief Mrs. Nelson was never part of the incident.
Six weird looking men in black t-shirt stormed the office of the Zonal Women Leader (South West), demanding to see her. Her staff at the office requested for details of their visit including reasons for the visit. They refused to provide information on their mission at Chief Mrs. Nelson’s office other than they came there from one iron Lady in Lagos Island.
Apparently sensing that they may not be allowed to gain entry because Chief Mrs. Nelson was in a meeting with the Lagos State Deputy Chairman, Chief Sunny Ajose and State Vice Chairman, West Senatorial District, Chief Funsho Ologunde, the men unleashed terror of unimaginable proportion on the office and on everyone in sight. They vandalized the office, beat up all staff members, party members and stole personal belongings such as phones, office items and other
valuables. The men came prepared to destroy and maim. They were armed with shot guns and others dangerous weapons.
This made party members, including Chief Mrs. Kemi Nelson to run for their dear lives.The Zonal Women Leader, South West, Chief Mrs. Kemi Nelson wishes to call on all party members, associates and well wishers who may have been inundated by reports of the incident to remain calm as the matter is being looked into by the party leadership.
We wish to maintain that it will be resolved amicably.We also want to reiterate that our party, the All Progressive Congress is a party of peaceful co-existence and development, which are in
alignment with what Chief Mrs. Kemi Nelson has preached in her over twenty five years of active politics in Nigeria.
The incident of Monday 27th August, 2018 is alien to Chief Mrs. Kemi Nelson and we are assuring that the party leadership will work assiduously towards a peaceful and amicable resolution.
Hon.Princess Folashade Oba
For :The Media office
The Zonal Women Leader(South West)
All Progressive Congress
