By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday depeened as the police arraigned the caretaker committee secretary, Osun State, Rasaq Salinsile and former state chairman of the party, Revd Adelowo Adebiyi before an Osogbo Magistrate Court.
Adebiyi is the leader of The Osun Progressives (TOP), a group within APC in the state.
Arraigned alongside Salinsile and Adebiyi are former Commissioner for Works and Transports, Kazeem Salami, former Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Special Needs, Biyi Odunlade, former Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Idowu Korede, a member of the APC in Ilesa, Alaba Popoola and Azeez Adekunle.
They were arraigned before Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara by the police on alleged assault, conspiracy, among other charges.
The APC chieftains pleaded not guilty to the allegations.
Defence counsel, Abdulfatai Abdulsalam and Muftau Adediran applied for bail for the APC chieftains on self recognisance
Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara granted bail to Salinsile, Adebiyi, Salami, Odunlade and Korede, on self recognisance in a sum of N5 million each.
The Magistrate also admitted Alaba and Adekunle to bail in a sum of N5million with one surety each. The surety must either be a civil servant or house owner residing within the jurisdiction of the magistrate.
The case was adjourned till September 24 for mention.
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