By Steve Oni,  Ilorin

 There seems to be no let up on the crisis rocking the national body of the Odua People's Congress (OPC) as the Ondo State chapter of the organisation has also asked the National Coordinator of the group, Otunba Gani Adams, to resign immediately to allow for a new leadership.

 The Ondo State Coordinator of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Comrade Rotimi Akinsowon, who made the clarion call in Ore, Odigbo local government area of Ondo state during the first anniversary of the renunciation of Gani Adams leadership by his chapter, opined that Gani Adams had created enough problems for the organisation and he needs not to add more.

 Acknowledging that the anniversary marked a year of freedom from Gani Adams' slavery, Akinsowon said he was delighted that members of the OPC in the state are solidly behind in the struggle to liberate the group, explaining that the support has clearly demonstrated that members had realised the bad antics and antecedents of the self-acclaimed leader.

 According to him, Gani Adams has no say in the state again "because the remaining few in the State who were pledging allegiance to him have now backed out having realised his leadership lapses. Adams had been using deceit to gain followers in the past."

 In his own speech at the anniversary, the Special Guest of Honour, who is also the Kwara state Coordinator of OPC , Comrade Maruf Olanrewaju, said Gani Adams' stay in OPC was long overdue, advising him to listen to a voice of reason by honourably stepping aside to allow peace to return to the group they laboured for.

 Olarewaju said Gani Adams has been alleged of fraud of monumental proportion as well as various atrocities allegedly committed during the regime of Goodluck Jonathan.

 He alleged that Adams collected billions of naira from the former President and it was moral bound on him to resign in order to redeem the image of OPC in the country.

 Earlier, Prophet Sunday Bamole had led the group on a special prayer to mark the anniversary that the group exited from Gani Adams faction. He enjoined them to love one another and eschew quarrels and bitterness and maintain peace and order at all times. The clergy also preached unity among the members of the group in the state and the country at large.

 Other leaders that graced the occasion were Baba Odua from Lagos and chiefs from various communities in Ondo state.