Some angry youths on Thursday allegedly attacked Saka Ogunleye, Ondo State Commissioner for Works and injured others at Iju community in Akure North Local Government Area of the state.
It was gathered that Ogunleye was in the community to attend a meeting on the membership registration and validation of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
It was also learnt that some minutes after the arrival of Ogunleye, the irate youths besieged Iju town hall venue of the meeting,with harmful objects and descended on the commissioner as many members were reportedly injured.
A source said “As you know, we are starting the registration of our members in few days time. So, the APC chairman in Akure North called a meeting and invited other leaders of the party to discuss the issue
The meeting had not even started when some thugs invaded the venue of the meeting. They started raining abuses and curses on commissioner Ogunleye. They nearly killed him.
“This is a sad development. We don’t know what could have caused it. What’s the big deal in membership registration? I am sorry for the party. ”
The source accused Tayo Alasoadura, Minister of State for Niger-Delta Affairs, of masterminding the attack on Ogunleye.
He said: “Those who attacked the commissioner are known boys of Chief Alasoadura. We thought Alasoadura has gone beyond that, considering his age and where God has put him.
“The incident has been reported to Baba Farukanmi so that he will help us tell the governor that oga has started again.”
Efforts by our correspondent to get the reactions of Alasoadura were not successful as messages sent his phone and WhatsApp were not replied while he could not be reached on phone.