Tope Temokun, counsel for human rights activist and candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, Omoyele Sowore, has challenged the Palace of Deji of Akure’s revocation of approval a town hall at the Akure Hall on Saturday. The hall had been booked by Sowore and the civil society organisation Take-It-Back Movement for a town hall meeting to demand that the ailing Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu should either resume work in his office or resign.
Nigeria's secret police, Department of State Services (DSS), has reportedly threatened the Deji of Akure kingdom, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II, not to release Akure Hall for a town meeting to demand that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu should return to work or resign from office. SaharaReporters reported on Sunday that a pro-democracy organisation, Take-It-Back Movement will organise a town hall meeting in Akure on Saturday, December 16 to call on Governor Akeredolu to resume office or resign.
The #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, says he has instructed his lawyers to file a suit against the Deji of Akure Palace and the Department of State Services (DSS) over their attempt to cancel his booking of Akure Town Hall for an event on Saturday. Sowore had booked the hall in question for a town hall meeting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Saturday, December 16 to call on Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to return to office or resign.